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Prostate Cancer in a Patient with a Family History of BRCA Mutation: a Case Report and Literature Review.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Feb 2017
Song Won Hoon, Kim Sung Han, Joung Jae Young, Park Weon Seo, Seo Ho Kyung, Chung Jinsoo, Lee Kang Hyun
Abstract excerpt
One of the most significant risk factors for prostate cancer (PC) is a family history of the disease, with germ-line mutations in the breast cancer predisposition gene (BRCA) 2 conferring the highest risk. We here report a 56-year-old man presented with painful gait disturbance and diagnosed PC with multiple disseminated bone metastases. The patient had a strong family history of breast cancer with his 2 nieces...
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