Carcinoma of prostate presenting as retroperitoneal mass.
The pattern of dissemination of prostatic carcinoma varies, but skeletal metastasis is the single most common symptomatic mode of presentation. The clinical course and treatment of the 2 cases presenting with symptomatic metastases to the retroperitoneum are described in detail and pertinent literature is reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*