A first case of ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate having characteristics of neuroendocrine phenotype with PTEN, RB1 and TP53 alterations

A first case of ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate having characteristics of neuroendocrine phenotype with PTEN, RB1 and TP53 alterations

Abstract Background Ductal adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine cancer are rare subtypes of prostate cancer with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. We present the first case of ductal adenocarcinoma having a neuroendocrine phenotype. Case presentation A 63-year-old man presented with gross...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Takeo Kosaka, Kohei Nakamura, Kazunori Shojo, Hiroshi Hongo, Shuji Mikami, Hiroshi Nishihara, Mototsugu Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
Ductal adenocarcinoma
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Next-generation sequencing
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-01093-9

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