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Carcinoma ductal del utrículo prostático: Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura

2008; SciELO; Volume: 61; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4321/s0004-06142008000500013

1576-8260

Nerea Senarriaga Ruiz de la Illa, Ana Loizaga Iriarte, José Ramón Larrinaga Izaguirre, Isabel Lacasa Viscasillas, J.M. Arciniega García, Miguel Unda,

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

OBJECTIVE: A case of ductal carcinoma of the prostatic utricle is described, previously known as endometrial carcinoma, and literature is reviewed.METHODS: 75 years old patient who consults for lower urinary tract obstructive symptoms, with a PSA of 8.1 ng/ml., without more symptoms. Digital rectal examination and ultrasound showed a small and stony prostate. Deobstructive transurethral resection of the prostate was performed and the biopsy revealed ductal carcinoma of the utricle.RESULTS: Nine years after diagnosis signs of dissemination are not present.CONCLUSIONS: As incidental finding in the biopsy, ductal carcinoma of the utricle is a rare tumor, the incidence of which among all prostatic carcinomas has been cited as 0.2 – 0.8%. We report a review about this topic for improving its knowledge. Symptoms, pathological findings and treatment of this carcinoma have been reviewed