Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor

Indian J Urol. 2012 Jan;28(1):89-91. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.94964.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Chromogranin A; neuroendocrine; octreoscan; prostate cancer; small cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports