title: Diagnosis of prostatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: Two cases report and literature review.
abstract: Two cases of prostatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (PNEC) imaged by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and literature review are presented. Early enhanced CT, MRI, especially diffusion-weighted image were emphasized, the complementary roles of ultrasound, CT, MRI, clinical and laboratory characteristic's features in achieving accurate diagnosis were valued in the preoperative diagnosis of PNEC.
authors.affiliation: Hai-Qing He, Radiology Department, Enze Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Hai-Qing
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Hai-Qing He, Radiology Department, Enze Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Feng
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Hai-Qing He, Radiology Department, Enze Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Hai-Qing He, Radiology Department, Enze Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Jing
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Hai-Qing He, Radiology Department, Enze Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Prostate