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Prostate cancer and coexisting incidental Paget's disease – Report on a case

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Prostate cancer coexisting with asymptomatic Paget's disease (osteitisdeformans) may be difficult to stage. The skeletal lesions of both prostatecancer and Paget's disease may closely resemble each other, as appearingon imaging. A case of clinically localized prostate cancer coexisting withincidental Paget's disease is herein reported. Prostate cancer andcoexisting incidental Paget's disease both need careful evaluation and closefollow-up of the skeleton by imaging, because there is a risk of the formerinvolving the skeleton at low clinical stages and low PSA serum levels, aswell as the latter developing osteosarcoma.

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  1. Department of Urology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Antonio Benito Porcaro & Luigi Comunale

  2. University of Verona, Italy

    Gianfranco Pistolesi (Professor of Radiology) & Gaetano Mobilio

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Porcaro, A.B., Comunale, L., Pistolesi, G. et al. Prostate cancer and coexisting incidental Paget's disease – Report on a case. Int Urol Nephrol 33, 499–502 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019502903833

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