Clinical Observation on 17 Cases of Prostatic Carcinoma / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical study was made on 17 cases of .prostatic carcinoma, admitted to the Department of Urology, Korea General Hospital during the period from January 1975 to December 1982. The results were summarized .as follows 1. The age distribution ranged from 48 to 81 years with mean age of 69 years. 2. The mean duration from onset of the symptoms to admission was 3 months with a range of 2 days to 4 years. The presenting symptoms were prostatic obstruction in 13 cases, acute urinary retention in 7 cases and gross hematuria in 4 cases etc. 3. Serum acid phosphatase level was elevated in 6 cases, 5 cases of whom had distant metastasis. 4. Biopsy of the prostate was performed by transrectal needle biopsy in 11 cases and transperineal needle biopsy in 3 cases. All cases revealed adenocarcinoma except 1 case which was transitional cell carcinoma. 5. Orchiectomy was done in 10 cases and estrogen therapy was done in 5 cases. 6. Follow up study was performed in 9 cases from 2 months to 48 months. During this period 2 patients were died. recurrence and distant metastasis were found in 5 cases.