Prostatic carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation diagnosed in needle biopsies, a morphologic study of 7 cases among 465 sequential biopsies in a tertiary cancer center

PURPOSE: Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) of the prostate are rare, with only a few series hitherto reported. The objective of this study was to assess in a single institution the clinical and morphologic characteristics of neuroendocrine carcinomas diagnosed in needle core biopsies. MATERIALS AND ME...

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Main Authors: MVA Lima, C Nogueira, JAA Oliveira, FJ Muniz Neto, M Franco, F Tavora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000500005