Prostate cancer mimicking malignant lymphoma
β Scribed by Oster, Martin W. ;Wolff, Marianne ;Starrett, Sheree
- Book ID
- 102520502
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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β¦ Synopsis
We report three patients evaluated on a medical service for lymphoma-like signs and symptoms. Although none had prostate or bone symptomatology, all three were found to have metastatic prostate cancer. These cases emphasize the propensity of prostate cancer to metastasize to lymph nodes as well as bones. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Background: Malignant lymphoma involving the prostate is rare, and to the authors' knowledge the factors determining patient outcome have not been studied in a large series. ## Methods: The authors evaluated the clinical and pathologic findings in 60 cases of non-hodgkin's lymphoma and 2 cases