[Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate].
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate.


METHODS
A 77-year-old patient presented with urinary complaints. Patient evaluation showed an enlarged prostate and increased PSA levels.


RESULTS
A prostate biopsy showed a glandular neoplasm with extensive mucinous differentiation and abundant lacunae of PAS positive mucus (mucinous adenocarcinoma). The patient remains well one year after the diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is a rare variant that should be recognized and does not necessarily imply a worse prognosis than other carcinomas of the prostate.
Medina Pérez
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Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Sevilla, España. mediosum@arrakis.es
Valero Puerta
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JA
Valpuesta Fernández
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Sánchez González
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*