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Case 21-2004: a 63-year-old man with metastatic prostate carcinoma refractory to hormone therapy

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A 63-year-old man was to be operated for radical prostatectomy, as he was not responding to hormone therapy. The procedure was terminated because on intraoperative examination of specimens obtained by bilateral pelvic lymphnode biopsy, the involvement of metastatic prostate cancer was grossly evident.

Author: Young, Robert H., Harisinghani, Mukesh G., Kaufman, Donald S., McDougal, Scott, Zeitman, Anthony L.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2004
Evaluation, Influence, Prostatectomy, Hormone therapy

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Case 6-2007: A 28-year-old man with a mass in the testis

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The case of a 28-year-old man referred to a hospital for consultation on the management of an enlarging testicular mass is described. A discussion on the diagnosis and treatment of mixed germ-cell tumor (embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, and scant yolk-sac tumor) is presented.

Author: Young, Robert H., Tabatabaei, Shahin, Kaufman, Donald S., Saksena, Mansi A.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
United States, Testicular cancer, Clinical report

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Case 18-2007: A 54-year-old man with early-stage prostate cancer

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The case of a 54 year old man who had a localized prostate cancer, detected because of a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, was cured due to early detection is discussed and the usefulness of PSA testing is debated.

Author: Zietman, Anthony L., Young, Robert H., Kaufman, Donald S., McDougal, Scott W.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
Health aspects, Usage, Immune system, Prostate-specific antigen test, Case study

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Subjects list: Case studies, Prostate cancer
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