Prostate carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: case report and literature review
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
; 56(5): 153-158, Sept.-Oct. 2001. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: lil-305077
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Neuroendocrine differentiation in prostatic carcinomas generally confers a more aggressive clinical behavior and less favorable prognosis than usual prostatic carcinomas. In this manuscript, we report a case of a 58-year-old man with prostatic carcinoma who died 1 year after initial diagnosis. Autopsy showed a disseminated prostatic carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation. There were metastasis to the spleen, an organ infrequently involved by disseminated epithelial neoplasms. Neuroendocrine differentiation was demonstrated by immunohistochemical studies in the biopsy and autopsy material:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Próstata
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Adenocarcinoma
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Sistemas Neurossecretores
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Säo Paulo/BR