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Carcinoma of the prostate: remission of paraparesis with inhibitors of bone resorption

1985; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 716 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/pgmj.61.716.551

ISSN

1469-0756

Autores

Richard Percival, Michael Watson, Jessica Williams, J. A. Kanis,

Tópico(s)

Management of metastatic bone disease

Resumo

We describe a patient with metastatic carcinoma of the prostate associated with paraplegia. The patient also had Paget's disease of bone elsewhere. Because the neurological lesion was thought to be due to Paget's disease, the patient was treated with inhibitors of bone resorption. Treatment rapidly induced clinical remission and inhibition of bone resorption, and withdrawal was associated with relapse. This suggests that such agents may be of value in the treatment of bone disease of prostatic carcinoma.

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