title: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the prostate: Case report from China.
abstract: Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the prostate is one of the most aggressive tumors and a rare, uncommon clinical disease entity with a very poor prognosis. We reported a case of PNET in the prostate of a 49-year-old man and diagnosed through a biopsy. The patient underwent chemotherapy followed by adjuvant external radiation therapy without cystoprostatectomy as recommended, and 2 years later there is no sign of recurrence or distant metastasis. The patient had a good recovery and satisfactory outcomes in the follow-up. The successful treatment of PNET in the prostate in our case without surgery will provide a good therapeutic regime for reference until now.
authors.forename: Chunli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xingcheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hanzhong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome