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ArticleCureus2019

Prostate Cancer, Gender Identity, and Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Erin Nishikawa, Sangyang Jia, Celina Dharamshi, Victoria Charron, Michael Lock

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Morbidity in Klinefelter syndrome and the effect of testosterone treatment.American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Erin NishikawaMiscellaneous, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CAN.
Sangyang JiaMiscellaneous, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CAN.
Celina DharamshiMiscellaneous, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CAN.
Victoria CharronRadiation Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, CAN.
Michael LockRadiation Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CAN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Klinefelter syndrome (KS), karyotype 47, XXY, is a common cause of hypogonadism in males. Patients with this condition often experience symptoms of gonadal failure, which can precipitate gender identity challenges. Treatment with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can combat these symptoms by improving sexual function, muscle mass, bone health, and virilization, thereby enhancing the quality of life (QOL). Although TRT is often employed in patients with KS, there is a concern that the application of exogenous testosterone may increase the risk of prostate adenocarcinoma development and progression. We report the case of a 58-year-old male with KS who is also diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma and wished to remain on TRT post-radiation therapy in support of his gender identity and QOL. We describe the challenges this patient faced when balancing a rising prostate-specific antigen level and risk of cancer recurrence with his QOL.

Indexed as

gender identityhypogonadismklinefelter syndromeprostate cancertestosterone replacement therapy

Identifiers

PMID31312556
PMCPMC6623996

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