Laboratory role in prostate cancer diagnosis and management: a case report

Summary This case report describes the clinical course of a prostate cancer case, from the first diagnosis until the exitus in four years and it wants to highlight the relevance of the Laboratory in managing this disease. This case report suggests that data provided by the laboratory can help the cl...

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Published inLa rivista italiana della medicina di laboratorio Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 171 - 176
Main Authors Mariano, Andrea, Salzo, Angelo, Francario, Giovanni, Di Fonte, Franca, Perrella, Antonietta, Magri, Marilù
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milan Springer Milan 07.09.2018
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Caso Clinico
Laboratory Medicine
Treatment
Prostate
Prostate cancer
Monitoring
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
Follow-up
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Summary:Summary This case report describes the clinical course of a prostate cancer case, from the first diagnosis until the exitus in four years and it wants to highlight the relevance of the Laboratory in managing this disease. This case report suggests that data provided by the laboratory can help the clinicians during the diagnostic and therapeutic course, allowing a robust disease monitoring and follow-up, compared to radiological or nuclear medicine diagnostic reports.
ISSN:1825-859X
2039-6821
DOI:10.1007/s13631-018-0199-5