Sahel Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2000  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 69--73

Paraplegia in prostate cancer


Eke Ndubuisi 
 26 Old Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Eke Ndubuisi
26 Old Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Nigeria

A retrospective study of patients treated for paraplegia and prostate cancer in Port Harcourt is presented together with a review of the Literature. Six patients presented with 7 episodes of paraplegia. Of these, 3 e pisodes of paraplegia occurred in 2 patients who were on hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer Four patients presented with paraplegia and were found to have prostate cancer. The patients aged 58-72 years. The histological diagnosis included we / /-differentiated, poorly-differentiated and anaplastic types. The duration of spinal cord compression prior to paraplegia was 3 weeks to 5 months. The diagnosis was made from digital rectal examination (DRE), X-rays and prostate bi op. v. The treatments were bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy (BSO ) and diethylstilbestrol. One patient with quadriplegia remainsambulantfor 3 years. One patient was ambulant for 2 years until the recurrent paraplegia. In the 3 episodes already being treated, the patient died within one month of paraplegia. In 5 e pisodes in 4 patients, there was no significant response to treatment. results compare favourably with those elsewhere. Bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy su pplemented diethylstilbestrol is justified in patients with paraplegia from prostate cancer.


How to cite this article:
Ndubuisi E. Paraplegia in prostate cancer.Sahel Med J 2000;3:69-73


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Ndubuisi E. Paraplegia in prostate cancer. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2000 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];3:69-73
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