Mrs. Noclue: "My Mom died of cancer. I think it was prostate cancer."
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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Mrs. Noclue: "My Mom died of cancer. I think it was prostate cancer."
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I can remember my mother (bargain hunter extraordinaire) getting very upset when I wouldn't take her for a free prostate exam. I reminded hee that she didn't have a prostate for them to examine. Her response? "But it's FREE!"
takes all kinds, so my grandpa used to say !~!
Could always have been its little-known cousin, prostrate cancer...
Where is your empathy, Dr. Grumpy?!
lmao!
I died of that. It is possible - science has no boundaries.
Anna :p]
Sloboda et al 1998 Metastasizing adenocarcinoma of the female prostate (Skene's paraurethral glands). Histological and immunohistochemical prostate markers studies and first ultrastructural observation.
Pathol Res Pract. 194(2):129-36.
So, do you manage to keep a straight face when your patients come out with things like this?
This was after her gender reassignment surgery - she used to be my Dad.
(Only explanation I have for a Mom with a prostate)
Wow. Too funny. Thanks for that!
I suppose it's possible. I read about a guy that died of uterine cancer. He had received an organ transplant from an improperly screened donor with metastatic uterine cancer.
Many stallions have a uterus! Really, it's called the uterus masculinus. On the other hand, stallions do not have nipples.
And that, folks, is your Comparative Anatomy lesson for today.
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