Small cell carcinoma of the prostate presenting with skin metastasis a case report
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Kürşat Çeçen Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mert Ali Karadağ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aslan Demir
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ramazan KOCAASLAN Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
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| Dergi Adı | Journal of Medical Case Reports | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1752-1947 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | pubmed | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 03-2014 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 8 / 1 / 146–0 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/146 | ||
| Özet |
| IntroductionSmall cell carcinoma of the prostate is a very rare and aggressive type of prostatic cancer. Most cases are diagnosed at advanced stage due to early metastasis. The bones, liver, regional and distant lymph nodes are the most common sites of metastasis of small cell carcinoma of the prostate. Skin metastasis of small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a very rare entity due to the uncommon metastatic site. Here, we describe the case of a patient with small cell carcinoma of the prostate which metastasized to his skin.Case presentationA 74-year-old Caucasian man presented to another urology center for mild lower urinary tract symptoms in 2003. His prostate-specific antigen was 23ng/mL. According to the physical examination signs and prostate-specific antigen, he underwent a transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. The pathologic examination of his prostate revealed a Gleason score: 3+4=7 … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Prostatic carcinoma | Skin metastasis | Small cell carcinoma |
