A Review Leveraging a Rare and Unusual Case of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate. (5th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Lin; Metter, Christopher; Margulis, Vitaly; Kapur, Payal
• Other Names: Miele Evelina Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in pathology. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-05-05
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology; Pathology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.07
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/5520581
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6781

Abstract

Abstract : Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a rare nonacinar variant of prostatic carcinoma. In spite of prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma being one of the most common carcinomas in prostate, <100 prostatic BCC cases have been reported to date. Adenoid cystic/cribriform histology has been described in varying proportions to occur in prostatic BCC and is reported to be associated with aggressive behavior and high risk of metastasis. Herein, we present a case of prostatic BCC with adenoid cystic morphology, comprehensively describe its immunohistochemical and MYB/MYBL1 gene rearrangement findings, discuss its differential diagnosis, and review the literature of this rare entity.