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Physical Exam

10/10/XX

62 year old man seen with elevated PSA. Rectal: Moderate enlargement of prostate bilaterally. Lower half of left lobe contains large nodule and has an irregular surface.

   
X-Rays & Scans

10/20/XX

Chest: Normal. Bone scan: Moderate increased uptake at L4. Also increased uptake in left ankle and left knee. These areas of increased uptake are consistent with arthritic changes. CT abdomen: Within normal limits.

   
Scopes None.
   
Laboratory 10/01/XX PSA: 21.8 (normal 4.0)
Alk phos: 123 (normal 69 - 241).
   
Pathological Reports

10/10/XX

Needle biopsy: Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.

  12/05/XX Prostatectomy: Gross: Left pelvic LNs, right pelvic LNS, prostate and vesicles. Micro: Adenoca prostate gland, Gleason’s pattern 3; perineural and seminal vesicle invasion, all margins negative. 0/19 LNs involved
   
Treatment 12/05/XX

 

Surgery: Bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy and radical retropubic prostatectomy.

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