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HI, I KNOW A 59 YR. OLD MALE WHO WENT TO THE DOCTOR 4 YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A "GENEROUS PROSTATE." HIS PSA AT THE TIME WAS 4.0, HE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DOCTOR SINCE, AND FRANKLY I'M WORRIED. HE ALSO HAS SWOLLEN FACE/NECK AND HAS A LUMP UNDER HIS ARM PIT, ANY COMMENTS?
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Hi,
A PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) of 4.0 in a 59 year old man with an enlarged prostate is not unduly worrying.
However, the lump in his armpit needs urgent evaluation. He should see a doctor and get an FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of the lump done.
Just to let you know, it is unlikely for prostate cancer to spread to armpit and to cause a swollen neck/face. Prostate cancer would more likely spread to bones (especially the spine), liver etc.
A PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) of 4.0 in a 59 year old man with an enlarged prostate is not unduly worrying.
However, the lump in his armpit needs urgent evaluation. He should see a doctor and get an FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of the lump done.
Just to let you know, it is unlikely for prostate cancer to spread to armpit and to cause a swollen neck/face. Prostate cancer would more likely spread to bones (especially the spine), liver etc.
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