Primary Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Rare Case Report

Alper Gök, Can Tuygun, Müge Akmansu, Ayşegül Uslu, İbrahim Güven Kartal, Osman Raif Karabacak, H. Topaloğlu, Hamit Ersoy

Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2018 · 16 citations · 7 references

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Primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare form of cancer with a poor prognosis, which is generally treated with a traditional prostate adenocarcinoma therapy. This case report presents a 70-year-old diagnosed with primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma, treated with a combination of radiotherapy and hormone therapy and a 16 month survival without an evidence of the disease at follow up.

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