Primary Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Prostate with Rectal Invasion

Prostate adenosquamous carcinoma (pASC) is a rare form of prostate cancer accounting for <1% of all cases. It is generally considered an aggressive variant often presenting with significant symptom burden and/or metastatic disease. Given its rarity, optimal management of this cancer is unknown. W...

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Autores principales: Azzi, Pierre, Bossé, Dominique, Cagiannos, Ilias, Borowy-Borowski, Paul, Tiberi, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9249496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35782655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7613482
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Sumario:Prostate adenosquamous carcinoma (pASC) is a rare form of prostate cancer accounting for <1% of all cases. It is generally considered an aggressive variant often presenting with significant symptom burden and/or metastatic disease. Given its rarity, optimal management of this cancer is unknown. We present a case of a patient with pASC treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy with excellent symptomatic improvement and local control.

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