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Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis.

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Morris, KE; Grimberg, D; Arcot, R; Moul, JW
Published in: Can J Urol
August 2021

Prostatitis is a common cause of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) elevation but can masquerade underlying prostate cancer. We present a case of a man with undiagnosed prostate cancer whose initial PSA elevation of > 999.0 ng/mL was initially ascribed entirely to prostatitis. In the setting of possible prostatitis clinicians should avoid the knee jerk reaction to blame the totality of PSA elevation on prostatitis. A greatly elevated PSA may be a sign of an underlying prostate cancer and should be explored in the proper clinical setting.

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Published In

Can J Urol

ISSN

1195-9479

Publication Date

August 2021

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

10799 / 10801

Location

Canada

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostatitis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostate
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Acute Disease
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Morris, K. E., Grimberg, D., Arcot, R., & Moul, J. W. (2021). Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis. Can J Urol, 28(4), 10799–10801.
Morris, Kostantinos E., Dominic Grimberg, Rohith Arcot, and Judd W. Moul. “Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis.Can J Urol 28, no. 4 (August 2021): 10799–801.
Morris KE, Grimberg D, Arcot R, Moul JW. Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis. Can J Urol. 2021 Aug;28(4):10799–801.
Morris, Kostantinos E., et al. “Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis.Can J Urol, vol. 28, no. 4, Aug. 2021, pp. 10799–801.
Morris KE, Grimberg D, Arcot R, Moul JW. Aggressive prostate cancer masquerading as acute prostatitis. Can J Urol. 2021 Aug;28(4):10799–10801.

Published In

Can J Urol

ISSN

1195-9479

Publication Date

August 2021

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

10799 / 10801

Location

Canada

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostatitis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostate
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Acute Disease
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences