Prostate carcinoma presenting as multiple pulmonary nodules in an asymptomatic patient with a history of testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor - 26/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00568-5
Francis D Sheski a, ⁎, John D Henley b, Richard S Foster c, Lawrence H Einhorn a
a Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and the Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
b Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine and the Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
c Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine and the Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*Address for correspondence: Francis D. Sheski, M.D., Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 North University Boulevard, Suite 5450, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2879, USA
Abstract |
Prostate carcinoma presenting initially as multiple pulmonary nodules in an asymptomatic patient without previous prostate carcinoma is unusual. Whether the incidence of prostate carcinoma is significantly increased in patients treated previously for germ cell tumors is unclear. We report such a patient, who responded to combination androgen blockade therapy.
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Vol 62 - N° 4
P. 748 - octobre 2003 Retour au numéro
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