[Prostatic mucinous adenocarcinoma. Report of a new case and review of the literature].
OBJECTIVE
To present an additional case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland. The histochemical and immunohistochemical findings demonstrating its prostatic origin are presented and the literature is reviewed.


RESULTS
A 53-year-old male with no previous symptoms or signs presented for a prostatic examination. DRE was normal and PSA was 35 ng/ml. A prostate biopsy demonstrated adenocarcinoma of the prostate with a Gleason score of 3 + 3. Complementary studies were negative. The patient was submitted to radical prostatectomy. Anatomopathological analysis of the surgical specimen demonstrated a prostatic mucinous adenocarcinoma. At one-year follow-up, the patient is alive and disease-free and PSA values have returned to normal.


CONCLUSIONS
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is a rare anatomopathological variant whose natural history and prognosis are not well-known. This tumor type generally does not respond to any treatment and is hormone-resistant.
Navas Pastor
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Servicio de Urología Hospital General Universitario de Murcia, Murcia, España.
Muñoz Vicente
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E
García Ligero
J
J
García García
F
F
Serrallach Orejas
F
F
Sempere Gutiérrez
A
A
Tomás Tos
M
M
Rico Galiano
J L
JL
Chaves Benito
A
A
Fontana Compiano
L O
LO
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*