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Prostatic cancer with an unusual presentation: Polymyositis and mediastinal adenopathy
Author(s) -
Park Young,
Oster Martin W.,
Olarte Marcelo R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810901)48:5<1262::aid-cncr2820480535>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , polymyositis , cancer , prostate cancer , presentation (obstetrics) , pleural effusion , paralysis , prostate , radiology , pathology , surgery , biopsy
A 67‐year‐old man with prostate cancer presented with acute polymyositis and vocal cord paralysis as a result of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His clinical course was unusual, with the development of a malignant pleural effusion, supraclavicular adenopathy, and osteolytic bone lesions. Urologic symptoms developed only pre‐terminally, and osteoblastic bone metastases were not documented. This case suggests that prostate cancer need not have a simple natural history.