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Skeletal lesions due to prostatic cancer
My grandfather is suffering from multiple skeletal lesions. He has prostatic cancer.
As written on report, score = 5+3=8
Please explain what it means
how he can reduce the bone pain and bone breaking risk.
Should he walk at the cost of his pain or he should take bed rest.
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Dr. Aravind S Kapali
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23 yrs exp
Bangalore
Gleason score is sum of two dominant histologies Each histology is scored from 1 to 5 and added together. Final score points towards stage grouping range from 2 to 10. 5 + 3=8 being high risk group.
To reduce bone pain they usually proscribe zolindronic acid meet medical oncologist
To reduce bone breaking risk they give local RT single fraction 8 gy to high risk areas as seen on bone scan especially weight bearing areas as femur neck and spine
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