BACKGROUND: Clear cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare, with the majority of reports consisting of a single case study. CASE: We report a case of prostate cancer with unusual cytoplasmic clearing and a nested-like pattern of growth observed in an 80-year-old patient with lower urinary tract obstruction. Emphasis is placed upon differential diagnosis and the distinction from other clear cell carcinomas arising in the urinary tract, both at a histological and immunohistochemical level. CONCLUSION: Androgen receptor immunohistochemistry seems to be a useful tool to distinguish prostate origin from secondary clear cell tumors.
Prostate cancer with clear cell features and an unusual nested-like pattern of growth: a case report / Varinot, J.; Drouin, S.; Rouprêt, M.; Montironi, Rodolfo; Lopez Beltran, A.; Compérat, E.. - In: ANALYTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY. - ISSN 0884-6812. - STAMPA. - 34:5(2012), pp. 289-292.
Prostate cancer with clear cell features and an unusual nested-like pattern of growth: a case report
MONTIRONI, RODOLFO;
2012-01-01
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Clear cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare, with the majority of reports consisting of a single case study. CASE: We report a case of prostate cancer with unusual cytoplasmic clearing and a nested-like pattern of growth observed in an 80-year-old patient with lower urinary tract obstruction. Emphasis is placed upon differential diagnosis and the distinction from other clear cell carcinomas arising in the urinary tract, both at a histological and immunohistochemical level. CONCLUSION: Androgen receptor immunohistochemistry seems to be a useful tool to distinguish prostate origin from secondary clear cell tumors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
