title: Pure small cell carcinoma of the prostate: A rare tumor.
abstract: PURE SMALL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE IS A RARE AND AGGRESSIVE NEOPLASM, WITH ONLY FEW CASES DESCRIBED IN LITERATURE AND POOR PROGNOSIS: mean survival is 5 months. We report the case of a patient with this disease, with special attention to the evolution of neuroendocrine markers as Chromogranine A and neuron-specific enolase during the progression of the tumor, evaluating their possible role in staging and follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, University "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albisinni
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Nunzio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tubaro