/prostate small cell carcinoma

prostate small cell carcinoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0006390

Also Known As

Oat cell carcinoma of prostateOat cell carcinoma of the prostateprostate Oat cell carcinomaprostate gland small cell carcinomaprostate oat cell carcinomaprostate small cell NECprostate small cell carcinomaprostate small cell neuroendocrine carcinomasmall cell carcinoma of prostatesmall cell carcinoma of prostate glandsmall cell carcinoma of the prostatePRSCC

Definition

A neuroendocrine carcinoma of the prostate gland with unfavorable prognosis, composed of small cells containing neurosecretory granules. Approximately half of the cases show a mixture of small cells and adenocarcinoma cells.