A Male Case of Synchronous Double Cancers of the Breast and Prostate

Masahiro TAJIKA; Tomonori TUCHIYA; Mori YASUDA; Yoichiro ITO; Toshiyuki NAKAMURA; Kimi YAMAUCHI; Hajime YAMAUCHI; Yoshinori NISHINO; Shigeru FUJIHIRO; Hiroto SHIMA; Hisataka MORIWAKI; Yasutoshi MUTO

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.33.31

Masahiro TAJIKA, Tomonori TUCHIYA, Mori YASUDA, Yoichiro ITO, Toshiyuki NAKAMURA, Kimi YAMAUCHI, Hajime YAMAUCHI, Yoshinori NISHINO, Shigeru FUJIHIRO, Hiroto SHIMA, Hisataka MORIWAKI, Yasutoshi MUTO

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Masahiro TAJIKA
The Departments of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine
Tomonori TUCHIYA
The Departments of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Mori YASUDA
The Departments of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Yoichiro ITO
The Departments of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Toshiyuki NAKAMURA
The Departments of Internal Medicine, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Kimi YAMAUCHI
The Departments of Surgery, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Hajime YAMAUCHI
The Departments of Surgery, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Yoshinori NISHINO
The Departments of Urology, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Shigeru FUJIHIRO
The Departments of Urology, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Hiroto SHIMA
The Departments of Pathology, Gifu Red Cross Hospital
Hisataka MORIWAKI
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine
Yasutoshi MUTO
The First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine

Keywords: estrogen therapy, prostatic acid phosphatase, orchiectomy, prostate specific antigen

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1994 Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 31-35

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.33.31

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Abstract

A male case of synchronous double cancers of the breast and prostate is reported. An 84-yearold male was admitted to the hospital complaining of general malaise, anorexia and weight loss. A tumor 3 cm in diameter was noted in his left breast, which was removed by mastectomy, and was diagnosed as papillotubular carcinoma. An induration of his prostate and elevated prostate specific antigen, γ-seminoprotein and prostatic acid phosphatase levels were also noted. Needle biopsy of his prostate revealed adenocarcinoma. Among the previous 18 reported cases of this combination of cancers, those with no prior estrogen therapy were very rare, the present case being the third ever reported.
(Internal Medicine 33: 31-35, 1994)

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