title: Prognostic significance of the symptoms associated with prostatic carcinoma.
abstract: This paper discusses the prognostic significance of the symptoms of prostatic carcinoma. In a series of 123 patients, 72 presented with prostatism, of which 11% died with progressive malignant disease. Of 36 patients with retention of urine, 30% died with progressive malignant disease, and of 15 patients with a combination of skeletal pain and prostatism, 53% died of progressive malignant disease. Skeletal pain is a very poor prognostic factor.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis