[Breast metastasis of kidney cancer. Diagnostic and therapeutic features].

The breast is a rare site of metastasis from renal cancer and the preoperative diagnosis is often difficult. The treatment recommended for this type of metastasis is tumourectomy associated with frozen section examination, while mastectomy and lymph node dissection are unnecessary. The prognosis is often poor with a life expectancy rarely exceeding one year.

[A rare entity: cystadenoma of the prostate].

The authors report the case of a 40-year-old man with cystadenoma of the prostate. This rare disease is difficult to diagnose despite a complete radiological assessment (transrectal and bladder ultrasound and MRI of pelvis). Only histological examination of the operative specimen demonstrated absence of malignancy.

[Value of mitoxantrone in metastatic hormone-resistant prostate cancer].

Introduction: The second-line treatment of hormone-resistant metastatic prostate cancer is controversial. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of mitoxantrone in this clinical situation.

Materials And Methods: The author report a retrospective study of 16 patients with a mean age of 69 years (range: 51-80 years).