Open AccessPrimitive neuroectodermal tumor of the prostate: Case report from China
Author(s) -
Chunli Liao,
Xingcheng Wu,
Xiaojing Wang,
Hanzhong Li
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.140759
Subject(s) - medicine , cystoprostatectomy , prostate , radiation therapy , primitive neuroectodermal tumor , prostate biopsy , biopsy , metastasis , pathological , surgery , chemotherapy , radiology , prostatectomy , cancer
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the prostate is one of the most aggressive tumors and a rare, uncommon clinical disease entity with a very poor prognosis. We reported a case of PNET in the prostate of a 49-year-old man and diagnosed through a biopsy. The patient underwent chemotherapy followed by adjuvant external radiation therapy without cystoprostatectomy as recommended, and 2 years later there is no sign of recurrence or distant metastasis. The patient had a good recovery and satisfactory outcomes in the follow-up. The successful treatment of PNET in the prostate in our case without surgery will provide a good therapeutic regime for reference until now