title: Carcinoma of prostate presenting as retroperitoneal mass.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*