-
Review Case Reports
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate: a case report and review of the literature.
- C Aygun.
- Md Med J. 1997 Aug 1; 46 (7): 353-6.
AbstractPrimary small cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare. A case of primary small cell prostate cancer treated with radiation and chemotherapy is presented, and 33 previously published case reports are reviewed. Most of the patients (61%) had mixed tumors (small cell and adenocarcinoma) at diagnosis or had a history of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) data was available in 11 patients and was abnormal in 4 (36%). Once small cell carcinoma was diagnosed, 70% of patients had metastatic disease. Visceral metastases were common. Only one of seven patients responded to hormonal therapy, and two of eight patients responded to chemotherapy. Overall prognosis was poor.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..