title: Urinary obstruction secondary to prostatic involvement from postoperative extension of carcinoma of rectosigmoid.
abstract: Two cases of urinary obstruction secondary to neoplastic involvement of the prostate from abdominal-perineal resection for carcinoma of the rectosigmoid are discussed. A review of the literature and the management of this infrequent entity is described.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*