[Small cell prostatic carcinoma. Presentation of diagnosis, therapy and prognosis based on a case report]

On the basis of a case report, the particular features of the rare small-cell carcinoma of the prostate, which has much in common with, for example, small-cell lung cancer, are discussed. Diagnosis, treatment and course of the disease are presented. The primary therapeutic mode is not surgical removal but cytostatic chemotherapy. The results of large retrospective studies of case material are discussed.