CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL CÁNCER DE PRÓSTATA EN EL HOSPITAL LUIS VERNAZA, PERIODO 2014-2016.

Abstract

Introduction: Prostate Cancer is considered a health problem worldwide. Even though there are multiple methods for early diagnosis, it is still considered one of the main causes of death due to neoplasms in men, for this reason detailed and meticulous studies about this diseases are very important. Objective: Characterize prostate cancer at the Luis Vernaza Hospital, period 2014-2016. Methods: Non experimental, transversal, observational study, with a qualitative, retrospective and descriptive approach in patients with prostate cancer at the Luis Vernaza Hospital. Inclusion criteria: patients with the histopathologic diagnosis of prostate cancer, PSA and complete information on their medical charts. The data was store in Microsoft Excel and processed in the SPSS Software. Results: Prostate cancer affects generally men who are 60 years or older, in which the obstructive symptoms predominate (77%) before the irritative one (63.9%). The most common characteristic of the prostate in the digital rectal examination was the nodular one (57.38%). The predominant rank of the PSA was 4-10 ng/mL (59.02%). Finally it was observed that the most usual score of the “Gleason Score” was between 7 and 8 (47.5%). Conclusion: It is found that most of the cases developed an obstructive symptomatology, accompanied by intermediate levels of PSA and a high Gleason Score.