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Univ Arizona, Ctr Canc, Dign HlthIssue Date
2020-05-29Keywords
small cell carcinoma of the prostatediagnostic error
misdiagnosis
delayed diagnosis
surgical pathology
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Findakly, D., & Wang, J. (2020). Misdiagnosis of Small Cell Prostate Cancer: Lessons Learned. Cureus, 12(5).Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the prostate is rare in the spectrum of prostate tumors. Clinically, prostate SCC is more aggressive and has a poorer prognosis when compared to prostate acinar adenocarcinoma. Delay in diagnosis and misdiagnosis further worsens the outcome of this disease. Here we present a 68-year-old man whose prostate SCC was initially misdiagnosed with benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) by his primary care physician (PCP) and urologist and small cell lung cancer by his first oncologist and pathologist. This case underscores the diagnostic conundrum of prostate SCC and the importance of exercising caution against the possibility of uncommon prostate cancer misdiagnosis in clinical practice.Note
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2168-8184PubMed ID
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10.7759/cureus.8356
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