Prostate cancer metastasis to calcaneus: a solitary lesion at an atypical site, dormant for more than 10 years

In prostate cancer patients, if bone scan demonstrates a solitary lesion in atypical area, this is possibly an indication of metastatic disease. Therefore, biopsy confirmation is required to determine the nature of the abnormality and therefore dictates further staging investigations and treatment o...

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Autores principales: McCarthy, Michael T, Ebrahem, Hawa, Aibdeen, Zariena, Hodnett, Philip A, Mulcahy, Elizabeth, Osman, Nemer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27757245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2054270416660934
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Sumario:In prostate cancer patients, if bone scan demonstrates a solitary lesion in atypical area, this is possibly an indication of metastatic disease. Therefore, biopsy confirmation is required to determine the nature of the abnormality and therefore dictates further staging investigations and treatment options.

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