Prostate cancer in a 16-year old — Is there a new shift?

Prostrate cancer is predominantly known to be a cancer affecting elderly men with a median age of presentation being 68 years. So, most current guidelines suggest screening for prostrate cancer in men over 50 years. But, with changes in the environment and due to genetic factors prostrate cancer is nowadays being reported even in young men. However, patients with early onset prostrate cancer pose unique challenge as the clinical guidelines and prognosis of it in them is not well-defined. Here in we report a case of a 16-year-old boy who presented to us with lower urinary tract symptoms and was diagnosed to have advanced stage prostrate cancer.


Keywords: Early Onset Prostrate Cancer, Screening, Young Men, Genetic Factors