GU medical oncologist @UCSanDiego, mom, wife, avid runner. Kidney and prostate cancer research. Tweets are my own and not medical advice.
Oct 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
@MPishvaian@TumorBoardTues#TumorBoardTuesday Mini tweetorial 2👩🏫
Patient is started on abiraterone + prednisone.
Has an initial decline in PSA and then PSA starts to increase.
Imaging with disease progression in the bone.
@MPishvaian@TumorBoardTues What specimen would you use for testing?
Oct 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
@TumorBoardTues 1/13 #TumorBoardTuesday#ProstateCancer#OncTwitter
👉55 yo♂️dxed with localized prostate Ca
⬆️Elevated PSA🟰8.0 ng/mL
🩺Abnormal DRE w/ T2 disease
👨👩👧👦Family Hx
👩🦳Mother w/ ovarian Ca
👨🦳Paternal uncle w/ prostate Ca
👨🦳Father w/ heart dz
➡️Two brothers - no cancer
@TumorBoardTues Would you order germline testing for this patient?
