[Prostate small cell carcinoma: report of two cases that differed in treatment responsiveness]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2006 Nov;52(11):891-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Case 1 : A 76-year-old man with a chief complaint of dysuria had an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) level of 24.9. He underwent a transperineal needle biopsy of the prostate, and the histopathological diagnosis was prostatic small cell carcinoma. The cancer was clinically diagnosed as T3bN1M1 with multiple lung metastases. He started receiving hormonal therapy. After three months of hormonal therapy, the multiple lung metastases disappeared. Thereafter, the serum PSA level and the tumor volume increased and he died 12 months from the start of therapy. Case 2: A 79-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of dysuria. The serum level of PSA was elevated to 10.4. Transperineal prostate biopsy revealed prostatic small cell carcinoma. The cancer was clinically diagnosed as T3bN1M1, and hormonal therapy was started. Subsequently, although his serum PSA level declined, his condition worsened rapidly and he died five months after the start of therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Anilides / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitriles
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tosyl Compounds

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Anilides
  • Nitriles
  • Tosyl Compounds
  • bicalutamide