small cell carcinoma of prostate

Known as: Prostate Small Cell NEC, Prostate Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, carcinoma cell prostate small 
A neuroendocrine carcinoma of the prostate gland with unfavorable prognosis, composed of small cells containing neurosecretory granules… (More)
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2015
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2015
A basal stem cell signature identifies aggressive prostate cancer phenotypes.
Evidence from numerous cancers suggests that increased aggressiveness is accompanied by up-regulation of signaling pathways and… (More)
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2012
2012
Survival of patients with small cell carcinoma of the prostate during 1973-2003: a population-based study.
OBJECTIVE To describe the survival of patients with primary small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the prostate and assess prognostic… (More)
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2011
2011
TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion in small cell carcinoma of the prostate.
Recent studies have shown that most prostate cancers carry the TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion. Here we evaluated the TMPRSS2-ERG gene… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate. A morphologic and immunohistochemical study of 95 cases.
Small cell carcinoma of prostate is rare, with the literature consisting of case reports and small series. The current work… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate
 
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2007
2007
Treatment outcomes of small cell carcinoma of the prostate: a single-center study.
BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to determine the clinical characteristics and prognostic features associated with… (More)
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2006
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2006
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate: an immunohistochemical study.
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate (SCPC) is morphologically similar to small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCLC) and maybe… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Photodynamic therapy with Pd-Bacteriopheophorbide (TOOKAD): successful in vivo treatment of human prostatic small cell carcinoma xenografts.
Small cell carcinoma of the prostate (SCCP), although relatively rare, is the most aggressive variant of prostate cancer… (More)
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2003
2003
Molecular characterization of prostatic small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
OBJECTIVES A subset of prostate carcinomas is composed predominantly, even exclusively, of neuroendocrine (NE) cells. In this… (More)
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1992
1992
Chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of prostatic origin.
A total of 21 patients with metastatic small cell carcinoma of the prostate was treated with combination chemotherapy, either… (More)
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