Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate: a report of a case of long-term survival.
We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate with long-term survival and eventually massive local extension. The biologic behavior of this malignancy is not well understood and the prognosis is considered to be poor compared with typical adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
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Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89502, USA.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D017741:Survivors