prostatic mesenchymal tumors

Definition : Mesenchymal tumors of the prostate are rare but often cause considerable diagnostic difficulty when encountered. These may be either benign or malignant and can arise within the prostate gland or in adjacent tissues.

Types

 prostatic stromal proliferations (prostatic stromal tumor of uncertain malignant potential and stromal sarcoma)
 solitary fibrous tumor
 myofibroblastic proliferations
 smooth muscle neoplasms (leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma )
 gastrointestinal stromal tumor
 schwannoma
 rhabdomyosarcoma
 sarcomatoid carcinoma
 post-radiation sarcoma
 mixed epithelial stromal tumor of the seminal vesicle

See also

 prostatic tumors

Paywall references

 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29297486/