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ArticleUrology case reports2020

Fever of unknown origin, a rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer: Case report.

Thiago Hota, Luis Fernando Sala, André Emanuel Lunkes de Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Woidello, Alexandre Cavalheiro Cavalli, Luiz Edison Slongo

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Article in Urology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Thiago HotaDivision of Urology, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Luis Fernando SalaDivision of Urology, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
André Emanuel Lunkes de OliveiraDivision of Urology, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Carlos Augusto WoidelloDivision of Urology, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Alexandre Cavalheiro CavalliUrology at University Federal of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Luiz Edison SlongoUrology at University Federal of Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic prostate cancer can have an initial presentation with fever and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Accurate diagnosis allows to differentiate this type of cancer from infectious conditions and to start early treatment. We report one case, in which the patient presented to the emergency department with lower urinary tract symptoms, fever and consumptive syndrome. Acute prostatitis was initially suspected, but subsequently prostate adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. This case enables us to consider the possibility of prostate adenocarcinoma as the diagnose in patients with fever of unknown origin, and the role of procalcitonin to rule out the presence of infection.

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Metastatic prostate cancerNeoplastic feverProcalcitonin

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PMID32025497
PMCPMC6997235

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