Open AccessDiagnosis of prostatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: Two cases report and literature review
Author(s) -
Hong He,
Shuli Fan,
Qian Xu,
Zhen-Jing Chen,
Zheng Li
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v7.i5.104
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , neuroendocrine carcinoma , ultrasound , computed tomography , carcinoma , prostate , diffusion mri , pathology , cancer
Two cases of prostatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (PNEC) imaged by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and literature review are presented. Early enhanced CT, MRI, especially diffusion-weighted image were emphasized, the complementary roles of ultrasound, CT, MRI, clinical and laboratory characteristic's features in achieving accurate diagnosis were valued in the preoperative diagnosis of PNEC.