Distal Phalangeal Necrosis in the Extremities as a Paraneoplastic Syndrome in Prostate Cancer: An Extremely Rare Case
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, vol.93, no.2, pp.244-246, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 93 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1159/000354648
- Journal Name: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.244-246
- Keywords: Gangrene, Paraneoplastic syndrome, Prostate cancer
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Paraneoplastic syndromes (PNSs) are rare disorders which are triggered by an altered immune system response to a neoplasm. Although prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common urological malignancy associated with PNSs, literature is lacking in defining the cases representing different PNSs in PCa. Herein, we present a 50-year-old man with fulminant distal phalangeal necrosis in the lower extremities after a diagnosis of PCa. Additionally, we review the literature in light of this case. (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel