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Article: Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate: review and update.(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Article from:
- Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
- Author:
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* Context.--Although most prostate carcinomas are of the conventional acinar type, unusual variants have been reported. Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare tumor with distinctive histopathologic features. There are only a few publications in the literature concerning the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this neoplasm.
Objective.--To review current literature together with the clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features of adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate and offer a practical approach to the diagnosis--including the differential diagnosis--of this neoplasm in surgical pathologic specimens.
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