> Diagnosis: Invasive urothelial carcinoma +
high-grade
prostate adenocarcinoma. Comment:
Urothelial carcinoma
of the prostate usually represents spread from
carcinoma in the bladder and urethra as in this particular case. Up to
41% of
patients may present unsuspected coexistent prostatic adenocarcinoma
(Revelo MP
et al. Incidence and location of prostate and urothelial carcinoma in
prostates
from cystoprostatectomies: implications for possible apical sparing
surgery. J
Urol 2008;179 (Suppl 5):S27-32). The urothelial carcinoma (Fig.1) shows
glandular differentiation (Fig.2) and is PSA negative (Fig.3). Note the
nuclear
pleomorphism of the urothelial carcinoma in contrast to the more
uniform nuclei
in the PSA positive (Fig.5) prostate adenocarcinoma (Fig.4) which show
conspicuous nucleoli.
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