title: Basal cell carcinoma of the prostate gland: a case report and brief review of the basal cell proliferations of the prostate gland.
abstract: Basal cell proliferations within the prostate gland encompass a group of benign and malignant entities. Although basal cell hyperplasia is a common finding, basal cell carcinoma of the prostate gland is a rare tumor that can be mistaken by a benign condition and represents a diagnostic problem in genitourinary pathology. We report a case of basal cell carcinoma in a previously healthy 65-year-old man with urinary symptoms and low prostate-specific antigen. The microscopic findings are presented and the use of immunohistochemical markers classifying basal cell lesions of the prostate discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Angeles, Puebla, Mexico. olga.bohn@gmail.com
authors.forename: Olga L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Bohn
authors.forename: Nina P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Rios-Luna
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Agustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duran-Peña
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Sosa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen