DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Refractory and metastatic disease
Management of prostate cancer
Treatment for prostate cancer may involve active surveillance, surgery, radiation therapy including brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy, High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), chemotherapy, cryosurgery, hormonal therapy, or some combination. Which option is best depends on the stage of the disease, the Gleason score, and the PSA level. Other important factors are the man's age, his general health, and his feelings about potential treatments and their possible side effects. Because all treatments can have significant side effects, such as erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, treatment discussions often focus on balancing the goals of therapy with the risks of lifestyle alterations...
Refractory and metastatic disease - List of case studies
- Hepatic metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma
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surgical margins. He was treated with antiandrogens and adjuvant radiation therapy. Since the beginning of the last year and under ... that the disease will go a transformation to a hormone refractory prostate cancer . At that stage Taxotere based chemotherapy ...
- Recurrent metastases in malignant tumor of left forearm
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neoplasia of neuro-ectodermal origin. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy but subsequently developed pulmonary metastases. The treating ... A patient with recurrent, refractory and metastatic disease has a poor prognosis . Chance of ...
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma
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rectus muscle. Later he was hospitalized due to fever and vomiting in left orbital lesion, suspecting a metastatic neuroblastoma. His ... - I see no indication of suspicion that he has developed refractory or recurrent disease. In this regard, however, assessment of ...
- Portosystemic Encephalopathy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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history of hepatitis C, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and hepatocellular carcinoma. Patient treated for NHL with CHOP-R 4 years ago. ... . • December, 2010: Hospitalization due to refractory ascites . • From January to March 2010 cyclic DH to undergo ...