Introduction: We report a prostate cancer case diagnosed during leuprorelin treatment for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy which is a X-linked recessive, lower motor neuron disease.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old man who had received leuprorelin treatment over 3 years for his spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy presented with an enlarged prostate accompanied by abdominal pain and constipation. An abnormally high serum prostate-specific antigen of 17.7 ng/mL and a low (castration level) serum testosterone level of 0.23 ng/mL were measured. Prostate needle biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Orchiectomy, darolutamide, and radiation therapy for the prostate were initiated, resulting in a favorable response which was maintained at 12 months of treatment.
Conclusion: Prostate cancer can occur even when leuprorelin is used for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy; therefore, checking serum prostate-specific antigen to screen for prostate cancer before leuprorelin administration should be considered.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9249658 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12447 | DOI Listing |
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