Abstract
Carcinoma of the prostate gland is the most frequent malignant tumor affecting male population. While the large majority of tumors are represented by adenocarcinoma, pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) comprises only 0.5-1% of all prostate neoplastic lesions. We herein report a case of pure squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate. A 60 years old male presented with history of lower urinary tract symptoms. Patient was subsequently subjected for transurethral resection of prostate and histopathology of prostatic chips showed SCC of the prostate. INTRODUCTION: Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the prostate gland is a rare (0.5-1%) condition, deemed rather more malignant than the ordinary adenocarcinoma and resistant to the usual therapy for prostate cancer. It is characterized by a high degree of malignancy, commonly metastasizing to the bone (mainly with osteolytic lesions), liver and lungs with a median survival time of 14 months. This is a report of a case controlled by a synergistic combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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