In prostate cancer pain in hip
As certain patients experience prostate cancer hip pain, in this article, we will discuss the possible reasons why prostate cancer pain in hip is observed?
- Prostate cancer pain in hip may
be due to the metastasis of tumor cells to hip bone.
- Prostate cancer pain in hip
may be secondary to the proton beam treatment.
Prostatic
cancer is the second most common cancer among North American men and the second
leading cause of cancer deaths. African-American males have an approximately
60% higher incidence rate of prostate cancer than Caucasian males. In men
over the age of 75, the disease is usually slow to progress and is unlikely to
cause serious problems. In others usually younger patients, the disease is very
aggressive and requires treatment. It may be incidental or contribute to
the cause of mechanical prostate
cancer pain. One of the late manifestations of this disease is
bone pain, by way of skeletal metastasis. Those affected may present
complaining of low back pain or other musculoskeletal pain, including pain in hip, backbone, femur, rib cage,
skeletal muscles, etc.
It
has been observed by Lishchyna & Henderson in a report
describing a 55-year-old Caucasian male who presented to a chiropractic
office complaining of generalized, low-grade right hip pain and sacroiliac
pain. This patient presented without signs of acute distress or antalgia.
His gait and postural examination were essentially unremarkable. CT scan
revealed homogenous osteoblastic activity involving virtually the entire
section of ilium, and demonstrate a more mottled presentation in the area
just superior of the right acetabulum. The patient was subsequently found
to have metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma and was treated with chemotherapy
and radiation treatment. It was concluded that the pain felt by the gentleman
was prostate cancer hip pain.
Moreover,
in another study performed by Cuaron and co-workers, it was observed that
in 5 patients with prostate cancer pain in hip was observed after being treated
with at least one non-lateral proton beam for prostate cancer. Although,
there were no cases of hip fracture.
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| In prostate cancer pain in hip is secondary to cancer metastasis |
