A rare case of angiosarcoma of the prostate

A recent case report by Humphrey in the Journal of Urology offers information about a 67-year-old patient found to have a form of prostate cancer known as angiosarcoma of the prostate.

Current management of prostate sarcomas

The vast majority of prostate cancers diagnosed around the world each year are adenocarcinomas (cancers of glandular tissues). By comparison, there is a tiny percentage of prostate cancers that are sarcomas (cancers of the connective tissues), accounting for probably between 0.1 and 0.2 percent of all prostate cancer diagnoses each year. Prostate sarcomas, unlike prostate [...]

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