[A case of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of prostate with neuroendocrine differentiation]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1998 Feb;44(2):113-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 59-year-old man was diagnosed with clinical stage D1 poorly differentiated prostatic adenocarcinoma (PAC). The patient was treated with total androgen blockade therapy. The tumor recurred 18 months later. Digital rectal examination revealed a large, stony-hard prostate. The serum PSA level was within normal limits. Pathological examination of the prostate revealed conventional adenocarcinoma with large numbers of neuroendocrine (NE) cells. The patient died 3 months after the diagnosis of PAC with NE differentiation, 22 months after the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Androgen Antagonists / administration & dosage
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Chlormadinone Acetate / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosecretory Systems / pathology
  • Progesterone Congeners / administration & dosage
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Progesterone Congeners
  • Chlormadinone Acetate