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Mr.
Potter's Prostatic Carcinoma
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In terms
of a tissue diagnosis, we have several needle biopsy fragments
positive
for cancer.
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Although
this is enough for a diagnosis, it's actually not enough tissue
to make a judgment on the Gleason's grade or score.
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His symptoms,
PSA
and bone scan all speak to metastatic
carcinoma. If so, his tumor is already a Stage D2 (TNM IV).
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Do we
need to go after one of the metastatic foci to confirm the diagnosis? This
would be ideal, but given his situation, it's probably not needed.
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What common
radiological
aspect of bony metastases of prostate cancer might help confirm this
diagnoses?
So
what do we do help this guy?
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