Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor

Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, with only few cases described in literature and poor prognosis: mean survival is 5 months. We report the case of a patient with this disease, with special attention to the evolution of neuroendocrine markers as Chromogranin...

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Autores principales: Albisinni, Simone, De Nunzio, Cosimo, Tubaro, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557725
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.94964
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description Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, with only few cases described in literature and poor prognosis: mean survival is 5 months. We report the case of a patient with this disease, with special attention to the evolution of neuroendocrine markers as Chromogranine A and neuron-specific enolase during the progression of the tumor, evaluating their possible role in staging and follow up.
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spelling pubmed-33397942012-05-03 Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor Albisinni, Simone De Nunzio, Cosimo Tubaro, Andrea Indian J Urol Case Report Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, with only few cases described in literature and poor prognosis: mean survival is 5 months. We report the case of a patient with this disease, with special attention to the evolution of neuroendocrine markers as Chromogranine A and neuron-specific enolase during the progression of the tumor, evaluating their possible role in staging and follow up. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3339794/ /pubmed/22557725 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.94964 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Urology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor
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title_fullStr Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor
title_full_unstemmed Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor
title_short Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557725
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