Hennes D, Dragovic A, Sewell J, Hoh MY, Grills R. Primary basal cell carcinoma of the prostate with concurrent adenocarcinoma.
IJU Case Rep 2020;
3:57-60. [PMID:
32743470 PMCID:
PMC7292061 DOI:
10.1002/iju5.12143]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Prostatic basal cell carcinoma is an extremely rare tumor, exhibiting various histopathological features and clinical spectrums of disease.
CASE PRESENTATION
A 69-year-old male presented to our department with 2 years of voiding difficulty and intermittent macroscopic hematuria. With a presumed diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia, he underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate. Pathological examination revealed atypical basaloid cells forming solid nests. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy was subsequently performed, confirming a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma with coexisting acinar adenocarcinoma.
CONCLUSION
Although more cases of basal cell carcinoma are indolent than aggressive, there is no reliable method of differentiation between these presentations. Thus, we recommend radical surgery and 6-monthly disease surveillance until more is discovered about this very rare malignancy.
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