Volume 13, Number 1Case ReviewSquamous Cell Carcinoma of the ProstateCase ReviewSamir S TanejaRena D MalikGeorge DakwarMatthew E HardeeNicholas SanfilippoAndrew B Rosenkrantz"Squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare tumor, making up 0.5% to 1% of all prostate carcinomas. It is typically described as an aggressive cancer, with a median postdiagnosis survival of 14 months. Presented here is a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate, with a complicated presentation of metastatic disease. Due to the extent of the patientís disease, he was treated with palliative radiation therapy using a four-field technique (AP/PA and left and right lateral fields) with 18 mV photons prescribed to the 100% isodose line. The prescription dose was 4000 cGy in 16 fractions of 250 cGy per fraction. No definitive treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate exists but varying approaches including surgical intervention, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy have been implemented without durable response. However, multimodal treatments appear to be the most promising with longer durations of survival. [Rev Urol. 2011;13(1):56-60 doi: 10.3909/riu0494]"Squamous cell carcinomaProstate adenocarcinomaLower urinary tractsymptomsMultimodal treatments
Volume 15, Number 4Case ReviewSplenogonadal Fusion: An Unusual Case of an Acute ScrotumRena D MalikDennis B LiuWe highlight a case on a normal left testicle with a fibrovascular cord with three nodules consistent with splenic tissue. The torsed splenule demonstrated hemorrhage with neutrophilic infiltrate and thrombus consistent with chronic infarction and torsion. Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rather rare entity, with approximately 184 cases reported in the literature. The most comprehensive review was that of 123 cases completed by Carragher in 1990. Since then, an additional 61 cases have been reported in the scientific literature. We have studied these 61 cases in detail and have included a summary of that information here. [Rev Urol. 2013;15(4):197-201 doi: 10.3909/riu0593] © 2014 MedReviews®, LLCSplenogonadal fusionAcute scrotum