title: Eight-year survival and continuation of therapy in a patient suffering from prostate cancer with metastases and pathological fractures of vertebrae.
abstract: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major health problem and one of the main causes of cancer mortality in men [1]. In patients with PCa, bone metastases manifest in 100% of patients when the PSA level exceeds 100 ng/ml causing pains and posing a risk for pathological fractures [2]. We report a case of a 70-year-old male with PCa and pathological fractures of the vertebrae, in whom we observed long-term regression and an 8-year-survival while undergoing continuous therapy. As far as we know, this is the first reported case in literature with such an unexpected outcome.
authors.affiliation: Jan Kochanowski University Natural and Humanistic, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Division of Prophylaxis and Oncological Epidemiology in Kielce, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psycho-Neurology in Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poniatowska
keywords: carcinoma of prostate; metastases; pathological fractures