PMID: 18709822Aug 20, 2008Paper

Prostatic utricle ductal carcinoma. Case report and bibliographic review

Archivos españoles de urología
Nerea Senarriaga Ruiz de la IllaMiguel Unda Urzaiz

Abstract

A case of ductal carcinoma of the prostatic utricle is described, previously known as endometrial carcinoma, and literature is reviewed. 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. Nine years after diagnosis signs of dissemination are not present. 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.

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