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

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