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Malignant phyllodes tumor of prostate.

Abstract
A case of malignant phyllodes tumor of the prostate, with clinical course of recurrence and pulmonary metastasis is described in a thirty-eight-year-old man. Histologically the tumor was characterized by a fibrosarcoma-like pattern with adjacent changes of fibroadenoma and phyllodes type of prostatic atypical hyperplasia. The pathology, histogenesis, differential diagnosis, and the role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and demonstration of its components is reviewed.
AuthorsA Löpez-Beltran, J F Gaeta, R Huben, G A Croghan
JournalUrology (Urology) Vol. 35 Issue 2 Pg. 164-7 (Feb 1990) ISSN: 0090-4295 [Print] United States
PMID2154876 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lung Neoplasms (secondary)
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (pathology)
  • Phyllodes Tumor (diagnosis, pathology, secondary)
  • Prostate (pathology)
  • Prostatic Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology)

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