Prostatic cancer with an unusual presentation: Polymyositis and mediastinal adenopathy

A 67‐year‐old man with prostate cancer presented with acute polymyositis and vocal cord paralysis as a result of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His clinical course was unusual, with the development of a malignant pleural effusion, supraclavicular adenopathy, and osteolytic bone lesions. Urologic sympt...

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Published in:Cancer 1981-09, Vol.48 (5), p.1262-1264
Main Authors: Park, Young, Oster, Martin W., Olarte, Marcelo R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Aged
Bone Neoplasms - etiology
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Mediastinum
Myositis - etiology
Pleural Neoplasms - secondary
Prostatic Neoplasms - complications
Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
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Summary:A 67‐year‐old man with prostate cancer presented with acute polymyositis and vocal cord paralysis as a result of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His clinical course was unusual, with the development of a malignant pleural effusion, supraclavicular adenopathy, and osteolytic bone lesions. Urologic symptoms developed only pre‐terminally, and osteoblastic bone metastases were not documented. This case suggests that prostate cancer need not have a simple natural history.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19810901)48:5<1262::AID-CNCR2820480535>3.0.CO;2-C