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Prostate cancer evolution after COVID-19-related prostatitis in a TMPRSS2-altered patient: a case report and review of the molecular interface between SARS-CoV-2 and prostate oncogenesis

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Background: SARS-CoV-2 exploits TMPRSS2, an androgen-regulated protease highly expressed in prostate tissue, to enter host cells. While inflammation is a recognized promoter of oncogenesis, the possibility that viral prostatitis ... ...