Hormonal treatment of symptomatic spinal cord compression in advanced prostatic cancer.
The authors describe 2 cases of symptomatic spinal cord compression due to metastatic prostatic cancer. Both cases showed marked improvement of cord compression after hormone therapy, and decompressive laminectomy was not necessary. The management of prostatic cancer patients with symptomatic spinal cord compression is discussed.
Department of Urology, Saiseikai Fukushima General Hospital, Japan.
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Sasagawa
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Gotoh
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Miyabayashi
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Yamaguchi
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Shiraiwa
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol; C004955:fosfestrol