Table 2 Specimen type and diagnostic modalities to exclude other urological origin in patients with pure squamous cell carcinoma involving the prostate
Reference | Number of patients | Specimen type | Procedures to exclude other urological origin |
|---|---|---|---|
Parwani[1] | 8 | Prostate biopsy/TURP/prostatectomy/cystprostatectomy | • Normal cystoscopy for 7 patients |
|  |  |  | • Cystprostatectomy for 1 patient, with no gross or microscopic evidence of bladder tumor |
Kanthan[10] | 6 | Prostate biopsy/TURP | None |
Nabi[2] | 2 | Prostate biopsy/TURP | Normal cystoscopy in both patients |
Mohan[3] | 1 | TURP | Normal urethroscopy, and cystoscopy |
John TT[14] | 1 | TURP | None |
Rahmanou[4] | 1 | Prostate biopsy | Normal cystoscopy |
Okada[5] | 1 | Prostate biopsy | Transurethral biopsy with no evidence of vesicle or urethral malignancy |
Sarma[6] | 1 | Cystprostatectomy | Cystprostatectomy with no gross or microscopic evidence of bladder tumor |