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Novel treatment (new drug/intervention; established drug/procedure in new situation)
Phyllodes tumour of the prostate posing diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas
  1. Lucy Maudlin1,
  2. Richard Y Ball2,
  3. Stuart Irving1,
  4. Peter Preston3,
  5. Sudhanshu Chitale1
  1. 1Department of Urology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
  2. 2Department of Histopathology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
  3. 3Department of Radiology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
  1. Correspondence to Sudhanshu Chitale, chitalenorwich{at}aol.com

Summary

A rare case of phyllodes tumour of the prostate of which less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. It has an unclear clinical course and uncertain management options. In an inoperable case such as this, the authors discuss the difficulties faced with its management and the limited, possibly palliative role, of hormonal treatment using luteinising hormone-releasing hormone analogue in managing it over a medium term.

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