An 86-Year-Old Male with Metastasized Cancer Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy: A Case Report from Zimbabwe

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Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy diagnosed in men and second cause of deaths men. Incidence increases drastically after age 50, however, it more males above 65. Prostatic asymptomatic its early stages, i.e., when still localized, hence patients present with late-stage cancers. Patients prostate usually urethral obstruction, nocturia, narrow stream, they rarely pain or stiffness caused by bony metastases. The treatment for hormonal therapy. We herein a case an 86-year-old male who presented metastasized cancer. had to head femur there was bone fracture neck as well. patient received external beam radiotherapy palliative due limited resources Zimbabwe. did not come follow up review possible conclude whether effective treatment. learning points this are follows: stage at presentation man comparison what literature say, management done recommended guidelines, strategies minimize absconding reviews how loss treated affect future evidence-based patients.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Medical journal of Zambia

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['0047-651X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.49.3.367