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J J Pollen

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Bone pain in metastatic cancer of prostate.

The characteristics of bone pain in metastatic cancer of the prostate were studied in 23 patients. The pain may be continuous or intermittent, show diurnal variations, and be migratory. The effects of activity, rest, and alcohol vary in different individuals. Relief of bone pain by analgesic medications is unsatisfactory. Aspirin-containing compounds are often more effective than narcotics for pain relief. The effects of external beam irradiation for palliation of pain are unpredictable.

Adenocarcinoma

Diagnostic fine needle aspiration of soft tissue metastases from cancer of the prostate.

Pathologic confirmation of soft tissue metastases is necessary for staging and followup of patients with cancer of the prostate. Fine needle aspiration with cytologic evaluation is recommended over other biopsy procedures because it is safe, accurate and applicable to deep and superficial lesions. Small metastases, such as lymph nodes or skin nodules, remain in situ as useful markers to follow the course of the disease and response to treatment.

Abdominal Neoplasms

Osteoblastic response to successful treatment of metastatic cancer of the prostate.

Increasing sclerosis of bone in patients with prostatic cancer most commonly is associated with disease progression. In a study of serial radiographs in a group of 18 patients who experienced objective clinical remission after treatment of metastatic cancer of the prostate, eight (44%) showed an osteoblastic response as part of their healing reaction to successful therapy. The importance of a blastic response as a possible sign of clinical improvement is emphasized. Clinical, biochemical, and bone scan correlations are discussed as they apply to patients who respond favorably to treatment of metastatic cancer of the prostate.

Adenocarcinoma

The angiographic evaluation of renal pelvic carcinoma.

The angiographic findings are described in 6 cases of renal pelvic carcinoma. An angiographic finding which has not hitherto been emphasised is a diminished branching of arteries in the kidney segment related to the pelvi-calyceal tumour--the "pruned-tree" appearance. This is generally associated with a deficiency of the nephrogram in the same segment. These appearances may be due to invasion of the renal parenchyma by tumour. However, the findings may occur also in the absence of parenchymal invasion by the tumour and therefore do not necessarily reflect the stage of the disease.

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Urinary calculi.

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