Clinical, paraclinical, and sociodemographic prostate cancer patient’s at the University Hospital Hernando Perdomo Moncaleano in Neiva

Abstract

A descriptive-observational, analytical and qualitative study with a retrospective crosssectional component was carried out aiming at having a deeper view of prostate cancer patients. It took place at the Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo Hospital in Neiva from January 1st , 2000 to August 31st , 2002. 

The sample was made up of 45 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer after pathological tests. The study variable were: age, origin, social security, caracteristics, level of PSA (Prostatic Specific Antigen), diagnostic methods, metastasis presence, histological characteristics and treatment.

Epi Info 2002 Program was used to code and process data. Cause-type relations were not searched among variabales, but a covariation relation was established among them.

Main results are: 37% of patients come from Neiva, 60% of patients live in the urban area, they are aged between 56 and 89, higher frequency was found among patients over 70 years old (67%), only two patients (4,4%) were found to have prostate cancer familiar background, at the time of the diagnosis test PSA levels were found to be increased (100%), and rectal tactus shows a big (88.9%) stone consistency prostate gland (62%), the histological type in all patients is adenocarcinoma. 

There is evidence of bone metastasis (38,5%), and lung metastasis (10%), the selected treatment was prostatectomy (47%) and bilateral orchidectomy (51%).