Prostate cancer tissue is masked by bicalutamide: a case report

Eur J Med Res. 2007 May 29;12(5):212-5.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men. Recently, a slightly decreased frequency of margin positivity following neoadjuvant bicalutamide treatment due to tumor shrinkage was reported. Trials investigating other anti-androgens in the past also reported lower frequencies of surgical margin positivity, but patients outcome has not improved. In this case, local recurrence was confirmed by needle biopsy in a patient five years following radical prostatectomy for prostate adenocarcinoma. After therapy with 50 mg bicalutamide for a month, the tumour was resected. Despite of detailed histological work-up and immunohistochemistry cancer suspicious lesions were not found. We think that bicalutamide may be capable of masking prostate cancer cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / blood
  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Androgen Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Anilides / adverse effects*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / blood
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Nitriles / adverse effects*
  • Prostate / drug effects
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tosyl Compounds / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Anilides
  • Nitriles
  • Tosyl Compounds
  • bicalutamide
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen