scholarly journals A Case of Hydrocele Stone with Its Composition Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Masayoshi Zaitsu ◽  
Koji Mikami ◽  
Yuta Takeshima ◽  
Takumi Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Endocrine Treatment ◽  
Composition Analysis ◽  
Tunica Vaginalis ◽  
Infrared Spectrophotometer ◽  
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Hydrocele stones are freely mobile calcified bodies lying between the tunica vaginalis layers, and they are relatively rare. We present here another case of hydrocele stone incidentally discovered when castration was being undergone for the endocrine treatment of prostate cancer. A 71-year-old man was diagnosed as stage D2 prostate cancer with his prostate-specific antigen 387 ng/ml. A white smooth stone of 11 mm in diameter was incidentally found moving freely in the right hydrocele space during castration. The hydrocele stone was of yellow hard center with white materials around it. Crystallographical analysis of the hydrocele stone by a infrared spectrophotometer showed that the center was composed of 64% calcium carbonate and 36% calcium phosphate, while the outer portion was protein. Our case is the fourth where crystallographical analysis was reported for hydrocele stones.

Trigeminal Cave Brain Metastasis from Prostate Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (04) ◽  
pp. 330-333
Author(s):  
João Zanatta ◽  
Laisa Zanella ◽  
Guilherme Kurtz ◽  
Bárbara Gabardo ◽  
Alex Roman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Brain Metastases ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Prostate Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
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The present study presents the case of a 66-year-old patient diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma 4 years earlier and treated with prostatectomy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy but still displaying high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. The patient complaints were double vision and headaches. Upon physical examination, he displayed 6th cranial nerve paresis and 5th cranial nerve paresthesia. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam was performed, which revealed a mass on the right trigeminal cave. The patient underwent surgical removal of the tumor, and the pathological analysis of the specimen established metastatic prostate cancer as the diagnosis.Brain metastases from prostate cancer are extremely rare and mark advanced disease, with immune system failure and blood-brain barrier breach. Prostate-specific antigen levels do not correlate with the possibility of metastatic disease. Prostate adenocarcinoma is the histologic type most commonly associated with brain metastases, with the meninges being more frequently affected, followed by the brain parenchyma. The neurological symptoms more often displayed are non-focal, such as headaches and mental confusion. Surgery associated with radiotherapy is the most validated treatment.

Prostate-specific antigen in patients with relapsed prostate cancer following endocrine treatment

1996 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kubota ◽  
H. Yanai ◽  
I. Sasagawa ◽  
H. Suzuki ◽  
T. Nakada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Endocrine Treatment

1267: Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity among African-American and White Men Without Prostate Cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 334-334
Author(s):  
Walter J. Simoneaux ◽  
Caleb B. Bozeman ◽  
Brett S. Carver ◽  
Donald A. Elmajian
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
White Men

1662: Volume-Based Evaluation of the Ratio of Precursor Prostate-Specific Antigen Isoforms in the Detection of Prostate Cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
Yoshio Naya ◽  
Herbert A. Fritsche ◽  
Viju A. Bhadkamkar ◽  
Stephen D. Mikolajczyk ◽  
Harry G. Rittenhouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen
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