title: Paraparesis due to metastatic prostatic cancer effectively treated with a high dose of diethylstilbestrol diphosphate: a case report.
abstract: A case of paraparesis due to thoracic vertebula metastasis of prostate cancer is reported. Treatment through a high dose of diethylstilbestrol diphosphate (DES-P) was very effective. Two and a half years later, the patient is ambulatory and relapse has not occurred. We recommend the use of a high dose of DES-P for spinal cord compression due to prostate cancer, instead of laminectomy or radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Funabashi Chu-Oh Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakisaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D004054:Diethylstilbestrol; C004955:fosfestrol