title: Case report: Incidental primary transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate treated with transurethral prostatectomy only.
abstract: A 65-year-old man presented with a history of painless gross hematuria and severe obstructive symptoms. Abdominal ultrasonography and intravenous urogram revealed the absence of any disease in the urinary tract except benign prostatic hyperplasia. He underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate and was found to have incidental primary transitional cell carcinoma of the prostatic ducts localized to the gland. Radical cystoprostatectomy was offered but the patient was hypertensive, had a history of cerebrovascular accident and refused another major operation. Since also his general condition was not good enough for further therapy, he was treated with transurethral prostatectomy only. After 16 months he is still alive and free of disease.
authors: Department of Urology, Gazi Universiry, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. mozgurtan@yahoo.com
authors: M Ozgür
authors: MO
authors: Tan
authors: Altuğ
authors: A
authors: Tuncel
authors: Nuri
authors: N
authors: Deniz
authors: Nüket
authors: N
authors: Uzcüm
authors: Ayşe
authors: A
authors: Dursun
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Bozkirli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra