Metastatic pure small-cell carcinoma of prostate.
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.
Venkatesh
Prasanna Kumar
PK
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.
Motwani
Bharat
B
Sherman
Nada
N
Ying
Shan-Ching
SC
Tilahun
Ermias
E
Garon
Jack E
JE
Feldman
Lawrence
L
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*