Elevated testosterone on immunoassay in a patient with metastatic prostate cancer following androgen deprivation therapy and bilateral orchiectomy

Elevated testosterone on immunoassay in a patient with metastatic prostate cancer following androgen deprivation therapy and bilateral orchiectomy

We present the case of an 83-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer who had testosterone levels reading above castration range despite appropriate medical and surgical castration. Mass spectrometry was performed to confirm presence of testosterone, but no testosterone was detected. The elevate...

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Main Authors: Arjun Sarkar, BS, Mohammad Rashid Siddiqui, MD, Richard J. Fantus, MD, Maha Hussain, MD, Joshua A. Halpern, MD, MS, Ashley E. Ross, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Testosterone assay
Mass spectrometry
Heterophile antibody
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021000978

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