Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 96-102

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.16

Imaging Features of Prostate Sarcoma: A Case Report

Federica Masino1ID, Laura Eusebi2ID, Manuela Montatore1ID, Giuseppe Maria Andrea D’Arma1ID, Giuseppe Sortino3ID, Lucia Pitoni3ID, Alessandra Filosa4ID, Giuseppe Guglielmi1,5,6ID

1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Foggia, Italy
2Radiology Unit, “Carlo Urbani” Hospital, Jesi, Italy
3Urology Unit, “Carlo Urbani” Hospital, Jesi, Italy
4Anatomic Pathology Unit, “Carlo Urbani” Hospital, Jesi, Italy
5Radiology Unit, “Dimiccoli” Hospital, Barletta, Italy
6Radiology Unit, “IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Received June 23, 2024
Accepted May 12, 2025

A 54-year-old man presented to our clinic complaining of painful ejaculation. The patient underwent various imaging modalities, including ultrasound, transrectal ultrasound, prostate magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography that detected a voluminous mass originating from the prostate. Histological examination diagnosed a prostate sarcoma, a rare mesenchymal tumour. This case offers an opportunity to evaluate a rare subtype of prostate cancer and to describe its main imaging features with an educational approach.

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