title: Metastatic pure small-cell carcinoma of prostate.
abstract: Extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma arising in the prostate gland has been described in several case series and case reports. However, pure small-cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare, and there are only a few reports in literature describing the clinical features and management of this neoplasm. These tumors are highly aggressive and commonly manifest with visceral metastasis at the time of diagnosis. We report a case of metastatic pure prostatic small-cell carcinoma and an associated paraneoplastic polyneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/The Chicago Medical School and Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60608, USA.
authors.forename: Prasanna Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Motwani
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Shan-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Ermias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tilahun
authors.forename: Jack E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Garon
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*