The prostatic adenocarcinoma with mucinous features: A review of the literature with three case reports

J Cancer Res Ther. 2021 Apr-Jun;17(2):596-598. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_673_18.

Abstract

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is one of the rare variants of the prostatic carcinoma, and its incidence among all prostatic carcinomas is reported to be 0.3% in the literature. If the tumor variant containing extracellular mucin in <25% of the resected tumor mass, the histology is defined as adenocarcinoma with mucinous features. The mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate displays similar prognostic features with the classic adenocarcinoma. In this study, the treatment and surveillance processes of our three patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma with mucinous features were presented along with a literature review.

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; mucinous; prostate; surveillance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / mortality
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / therapy*
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Prostate / pathology
  • Prostate / surgery
  • Prostatectomy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / mortality
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists