Carcinoma of the prostate simulating primary bladder cancer.
After encountering two patients who were diagnosed as having primary bladder cancer but were ultimately found to have carcinoma of the prostate invading the bladder, a prospective study was undertaken. In five patients with known carcinoma of the prostate invading the bladder, cup biopsies of the bladder lesions were reported as primary bladder cancer in four patients. To prevent this error, immunohistochemical studies are required and discussed in this paper.
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
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D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen