Hypocalcemia with bony metastases in prostate cancer
JAMC-Journal of Ayub Medical College-Abbotabad-Pakistan. 2008; 20 (1): 138-139
in English
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ABSTRACT
A 65 year old man presented with a two-month history of low back pain and fatigue and urinary symptoms over the preceding month. He was found to have had a hepatomegaly and a large nodular prostate on rectal examination. Investigations revealed a normal full blood count and renal profile, raised alkaline phosphatise and Prostate Specific Antigen [PSA], and low serum Calcium. A bone scan was performed which revealed widespread bony metastases in the axial and appendicular skeleton resulting in a 'superscan', consistent with prostatic metastases. We recommend that calcium levels be checked in all patients with prostate cancer and metastatic bone disease as this may have a bearing on their symptoms and the use of biphosphonate therapy
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Bone Neoplasms
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Low Back Pain
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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Fatigue
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Hypocalcemia
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Ayub Med. Coll.-Abbotabad-Pak.
Year:
2008
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