Fever of unknown origin, a rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer: Case report
| Autor: | André Emanuel Lunkes de Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Woidello, Thiago Hota, Luis Fernando Macente Sala, Luiz Edison Slongo, Alexandre Cavalheiro Cavalli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Urology 030232 urology & nephrology Acute prostatitis Cancer Neoplastic fever Emergency department medicine.disease lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology lcsh:RC870-923 Dermatology Procalcitonin Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Metastatic prostate cancer 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine Oncology Lower urinary tract symptoms 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Fever of unknown origin business |
| Zdroj: | Urology Case Reports, Vol 30, Iss, Pp-(2020) Urology Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2214-4420 |
| Popis: | Metastatic prostate cancer can have an initial presentation with fever and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Accurate diagnosis allows to differentiate this type of cancer from infectious conditions and to start early treatment. We report one case, in which the patient presented to the emergency department with lower urinary tract symptoms, fever and consumptive syndrome. Acute prostatitis was initially suspected, but subsequently prostate adenocarcinoma was diagnosed.This case enables us to consider the possibility of prostate adenocarcinoma as the diagnose in patients with fever of unknown origin, and the role of procalcitonin to rule out the presence of infection. Keywords: Metastatic prostate cancer, Neoplastic fever, Procalcitonin |
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