Advanced prostate cancer with extremely low prostate‐specific antigen value at diagnosis: An example of high dose hook effect

A 67‐year‐old man presented with a lower abdominal mass. Radiographic examination revealed a huge mass filling the entire pelvis. Although prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) was 1.4 ng/ml, percutaneous needle biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma compatible with prostate cancer, which stained positive for PSA...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of urology 2006-07, Vol.13 (7), p.1025-1027
Hauptverfasser:	AKAMATSU, SHUSUKE, TSUKAZAKI, HIDEKI, INOUE, KOUJI, NISHIO, YASUNORI
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy Adenocarcinoma - metabolism Aged Biopsy, Needle Diagnosis, Differential Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Follow-Up Studies Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - administration & dosage Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - analogs & derivatives hook effect Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male pelvic tumor prostate specific antigen Prostate-Specific Antigen - metabolism Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis Prostatic Neoplasms - drug therapy Prostatic Neoplasms - metabolism Severity of Illness Index Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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