A Clinical Obervation on the Sarcoma of Bladder and Prostate

Choi, Han Yong; Kim, Kwang Myung; Kim, Ha Young; Namkoong, Kyun

Abstract

Sarcoma of prostate and bladder is rare malignant disease and its prognosis is very poor because of rapid growing tendency. Recently the combined treatment of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy has increased the survival rate, significantly A clinical observation and retrospective analysis were made on 9 patients with primary sarcoma of bladder and prostate which were admitted during the period of 8 years and 8 months from January. 1971 to August, 1979. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The age distribution ranged from 2 years to 51 years and the prostate sarcoma was most common in the young age group upto 15 years. 2. The presenting symptoms were dysuria in 6 patients (67%), acute urinary retention in 4 patients(44%), hematuria in 3 patients(33%), frequency in 2 patients(22%), G-I symptoms were also noticed in 4 patients(44%). 3. The histologic types were 6 rhabdomyosarcoma. 1 leiomyosarcoma, 1 liposarcoma and 1 lymphoma. 4. Among 2 cases in which metastasis was confirmed, lung and liver were the sites of metastasis in a prostate rhabdomyosarcoma and the cervical lymph node in a bladder lymphoma. 5. Four patients of 9 prostate and bladder sarcomas were treated with surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or radiotheraphy. Of these, 1 patient is alive 4 months since surgery to date, 2 patients died within l year and 1 patients is presumed dead.