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[Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate]
M Medina Pérez1, J A Valero Puerta, I Valpuesta Fernández
1Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Sevilla, España. mediosum@arrakis.es
Objective:
To describe a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
Methods:
A 77-year-old patient presented with urinary complaints. Patient evaluation showed an enlarged prostate and increased PSA levels.
Results:
A prostate biopsy showed a glandular neoplasm with extensive mucinous differentiation and abundant lacunae of PAS positive mucus (mucinous adenocarcinoma). The patient remains well one year after the diagnosis.
Conclusions:
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is a rare variant that should be recognized and does not necessarily imply a worse prognosis than other carcinomas of the prostate.