title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Carcinoma of the prostate, that is adenocarcinoma, is one of the most common malignancies in the male with an estimated incidence for 1991 of 122,000 new cases. On the other hand, squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate, with a median incidence of .5%-1% of all prostatic malignancies, has a similar clinical presentation but differs in treatment response and prognosis. We herein present one case of this histological pattern and review the literature pertaining to it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mayaguez Medical Center, Puerto Rico 00681.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ulloa
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Iturregui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amézquita
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*