Progression from adenocarcinoma to small cell carcinoma of the prostate with normalization of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels

被引:16
作者
Valle, J [1 ]
vonBoguslawsky, K [1 ]
Stenborg, M [1 ]
Andersson, LC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT INTERNAL MED,SF-00014 HELSINKI,FINLAND
来源
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY | 1996年 / 30卷 / 06期
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
chromogranin; immunohistochemistry; prostate; prostate-specific antigen; small cell carcinoma;
D O I
10.3109/00365599609182335
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a case of prostatic cancer in which transformation from adenocarcinoma into small cell carcinoma was demonstrated both by histology and immunohistochemistry. This phenomenon supports the hypothesis that small cell carcinoma of the prostate originates from multipotential prostatic epithelial cells.
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页码:509 / 512
页数:4
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