Prostate cancer
High-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer: the devil is in the detailsBernd (68 years old)
Bernd is a 68-year-old retired CEO of a big soda company. He never drank any of his own sodas, as it makes him burp the whole time. He is diagnosed with PCa during a check-up.
- Medical history: chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillations requiring chronic anticoagulation
- PSA: 23 ng/ml
- Clinical stage: T3a
- Prostate biopsy: ISUP grade group 5 [Gleason score: 4+5]
- Standard imaging: no signs of positive lymph nodes or metastases