Primary embryonal carcinoma of the prostate

Milan Radovanović; Aleksa Zubelić; Veljko Šantrić; Uroš Babić; Nebojša Prijović; Predrag Nikić

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102640

Primary embryonal carcinoma of the prostate

Urol Case Rep. 2023 Dec 17:52:102640. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102640. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Milan Radovanović¹, Aleksa Zubelić², Veljko Šantrić¹, Uroš Babić¹, Nebojša Prijović¹, Predrag Nikić¹

Affiliations

¹ University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic of Urology, Belgrade, Serbia.
² Department of Urology, Varisano-Klinik, Bad Soden, Germany.

Abstract

Extragonadal germ cell tumors originating in the prostate are extremely rare. Thus far, less than 20 cases were described in the literature. To our knowledge, there are no published cases of primary embryonal carcinoma of the prostate. The present study presents a case of a 24-year-old male with primary prostate embryonal carcinoma. The patient received cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The patient refused a surgical treatment, which resulted in relapse of the disease and death in a short follow-up period. The present case shows that primary embryonal carcinoma may also be found in prostate and indicates the potential importance of timely surgical resection.

Keywords: Embryonal carcinoma; Germ cell tumor; Prostate.

Publication types

Case Reports