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4. Treatment Outcomes of Developing Country

Siddique Adnan, Muhammad Arshad Irshad Khalil, Shaukat Fiaz, Azfar Ali, Zubair Ahmad Cheema and Khurram Mir

 

ABSTRACT

 

Objective: To assess the oncological outcomes of non-adenocarcinoma prostate cancers in a specialized cancer

hospital in a developing country.

 

Study Design: Retrospective study.

 

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore from January 2002 to July 2017.

 

Materials and Methods: All the patients with prostate cancer were studied retrospectively. The patients with ages more than 18 years and having histologically proven non-adenocarcinoma prostate cancers were selected for this study.

 

Results: A total of 7 patients of non-adeno prostate cancer were identified. The most common presenting complaint was acute urinary retention (57.1%) followed by hematuria (14.3%). As per TNM staging, most of the patients belonged to T4 (57.1%), N1 (57.1%) and M1 (57.1%). Radical chemotherapy and radiotherapy were given to 4 (71.4%) patients. Local recurrence was found in 1 (14.3%) and metastasis were reported in 4 of the patients andthe mortality rate was 71.4%.

 

Conclusion: Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery were the main treatment modalities. Low recurrence and high mortality rates were observed.

 

Key Words: Prostate cancer, Ewing sarcoma, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Adenocarcinoma

 

Citation of article: Adnan S, Khalil MAI, Fiaz S, Cheema ZA, Mir K. Treatment Outcomes of Non-Adenocarcinoma Prostate in a Developing Country. Med Forum 2020;31(4):14-18.