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Bilateral Breast Metastases from Carcinoma of the Prostate
Author(s) -
SCOTT JAMES,
ROBBSMITH A. H. T.,
BURNS IAN
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1974.tb03745.x
Subject(s) - prostate , medicine , prostate carcinoma , carcinoma , breast carcinoma , prostate gland , oncology , metastasis , breast tumours , pathology , radiology , breast cancer , cancer
SUMMARY A case of bilateral breast metastases developing in a patient with carcinoma of the prostate while on oestrogen therapy is described. Differentiation between prostatic metastases and primary breast tumours under these circumstances is important as the treatment for each is different. Such differentiation may be difficult by conventional histological techniques, but histochemical analysis can resolve the problem, as was possible in this case.