Abstract
Cystic epithelial tumors arising from the prostate are rare, and their full histologic spectrum has yet to be defined. Herein, we present 8 examples of prostatic cystic tumors including 1 giant multilocular cystadenoma and 7 cystadenocarcinomas. We divided the cystadenocarcinomas into "giant multilocular" cystadenocarcinoma (3) and "microscopic" cystadenocarcinoma (4) because of their differing clinical presentations with clinically apparent cystic masses in the former. The cystadenoma was an 11 cm multilocular cystic pelvic tumor in a 55-year-old man who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms. The cystadenoma was lined predominantly by benign acinar cells and had a distinct basal cell layer. No recurrence occurred 3 months after resection. The 3 patients with giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas were 62 to 82 years old, had large pelvic cystic masses (up to 16 cm), and 2 presented with obstructive urinary and lower intestinal tract symptoms. One giant multilocular cystadenocarcinoma had a markedly high cystic fluid prostate-specific antigen at >80,000 ng/mL. All 3 giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas were ductal adenocarcinoma with exuberant intracystic papillary formations. One tumor was associated with a high-grade noncystic conventional (acinar) adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 9 [ISUP grade group 5]). Follow-up on the 3 giant multilocular cystadenocarcinoma cases (7 to 21 mo) showed multiple metastases in 1 patient but was attributed to the high-grade conventional adenocarcinoma component. In addition, we described 4 examples of microscopic cystadenocarcinomas that were small (≤1 cm) solitary or multiple cystic tumors identified on pathologic examination of the prostate. In 3 of 4 microscopic cystadenocarcinomas the lining was ductal adenocarcinoma with occasional to exuberant papillae and appeared similar to the smaller cysts in the giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas. One of the 4 microscopic cystadenocarcinomas had an acinar adenocarcinoma lining with occasional papillae and was associated with a conventional adenocarcinoma. Follow-up of the 4 patients with microscopic cystadenocarcinoma (1 to 14 mo) showed no evidence of disease. Review of literature highlighted similarities between the findings in our cases and previously published prostatic cystadenocarcinomas, including the markedly high cystic fluid prostate-specific antigen level in giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas and the typical ductal adenocarcinoma morphology with intracystic papillary pattern. In conclusion, cystic epithelial tumors of the prostate exhibit unique clinicopathologic features. Cystadenocarcinomas, whether the clinically apparent giant multilocular form or the incidentally identified microscopic type, represent a rare underrecognized pattern of prostatic adenocarcinoma mostly within the histologic spectrum of the ductal variant.
摘要
起源于前列腺的囊性上皮性肿瘤非常罕见,目前尚未定义其完整的组织学谱系。
本文介绍8例前列腺囊性肿瘤,包括1例巨大的多房囊腺瘤及7例囊腺癌。作者根据不同的临床表现将囊腺癌分为“巨大多房”囊腺癌(3例)及“微小”囊腺癌(4例),前者临床上表现为明显的囊性肿物。1例发生在55岁男性患者的囊腺瘤,表现为直径11cm的多房囊性盆腔肿块,临床表现为下尿路症状。肿瘤主要衬覆良性腺泡细胞,其下有明显的基底细胞层。肿瘤切除后3个月未复发。3例巨大多房囊腺癌患者年龄62-82岁,盆腔出现巨大囊性肿物(最大者16cm),2例患者表现为尿路梗阻及下消化道症状。1例巨大多房囊腺癌的囊液中前列腺特异抗原水平明显增高>80000ng/ml。3例巨大多房囊腺癌均为囊内旺炽性乳头形成的导管腺癌。1例伴有高级别非囊性普通型(腺泡性)腺癌(Gleason评分9[ISUP等级5])。3例巨大多房囊腺癌随访7-21个月,1例患者出现多发转移,归因于伴随的高级别普通型腺癌成分。此外,作者还描述了4例微小囊腺癌,前列腺病理检查时发现单发或多灶小囊性肿瘤(≤1 cm)。3/4例微小囊腺癌内衬的导管腺癌中,偶尔含旺炽的乳头突起和类似于巨大多房囊腺癌中的小囊。1/4例微小囊腺癌中伴有腺泡性腺癌,偶尔衬覆乳头,与普通型腺癌相关。4例微小囊腺癌随访1-14个月,均无病生存。
通过回顾性文献复习发现本组病例与之前发表的前列腺囊腺癌的表现相似,包括巨大多房囊腺癌中囊液的前列腺特异抗原水平明显增高以及典型的囊内乳头型导管腺癌的形态学表现。
总之,前列腺囊性上皮肿瘤显示独特的临床病理特点。囊腺癌,无论是临床上发现的巨大多房型还是偶然检出的微小型,代表尚未被认知的前列腺腺癌亚型,大部分属于囊内乳头型导管腺癌。
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