Adenosquamous carcinoma of the prostate: a case report.
Mixed types of carcinoma of the prostate are rare. The majority of those described (22 cases) are examples of mixed adenocarcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma. Much more unusual is the mixed adenosquamous carcinoma, of which only three cases have been described. This report presents an additional case of the rare adenosquamous carcinoma of the prostate. It discusses the clinicopathologic features and the possible histogenesis of this tumor and suggests a role for stilbestrol in its development.
Devaney
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Department of Histopathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol