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Estrogen-related cardiovascular dysfunction was noted in 23 out of 30 patients with prostatic cancer (PC). Coronary subjects with PC suffered from cardiac pain evident on ECG necessitating correction by effective doses of coronary active drugs. PC patients with essential hypertension exhibited
Cardiac pains related to estrogen therapy for prostatic cancer (PC) emerged in 53% of treated patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). The pain complaints were associated with impairment of coronary circulation in 48% of cases. This clinical condition is attributed to elevated STH levels and a
The authors reported a case of subdural effusion secondary to dural metastasis of prostatic cancer. A 61-year-old man was referred for headache, vomiting and gait disturbance. He had undergone hormonal therapy for prostatic cancer. He showed a mild left hemiparesis and anemia without bleeding.
A 70-year-old man with castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer to the lumbar spine presented with sudden onset of left orbital compartment syndrome. Hematologic workup revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation with isolated left orbital hemorrhage. A canthotomy and blood product
A 62 year-old man had been suffered from headache and left shoulder pain since March 1997. In November 1997, he visited our hospital complaining of work incapability, slow-moving and somnolence. Multiple nodular lesions were found in his brain and abdominal wall. Biopsy of the abdominal wall mass
We report 11 patients with cranial nerve dysfunction due to bone metastases from advanced prostatic cancer. Diplopia, speech disturbances, tongue deviation and headache were the typical clinical symptoms. X-ray and/or computed tomography of the base of the skull demonstrated bone destruction (and
We report here two cases of pituitary apoplexy or pseudoapoplexy revealing a gonadotroph adenoma. A 69-year-old man, who had just started antiandrogen treatment (Gn-RH agonist) for prostatic cancer, was admitted to neurosurgery emergency because of increasing headache and visual impairment. The