title: Primary carcinoid of prostate.
abstract: The first case of pure primary prostatic carcinoid is presented. Previous demonstration of the presence of enterochromaffin cells in the non-neoplastic prostate and in otherwise ordinary adenocarcinomas of the prostate furnishes a basis for the origin of this unique neoplasm.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D002837:Chromaffin Granules / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*