Prostate cancer metastatic to the omentum.
A 76-year-old man presented with palpable omental metastasis and gross ascites due to prostate cancer. Within 3 months of surgical castration, the ascites resolved completely, the omental mass was reduced by more than 75%, and serum PSA fell to 4.24 ng/ml from 368.4 ng/ml. Worthwhile palliation can be achieved in patients with massive effusions secondary to metastatic prostate cancer using hormone manipulation.
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. ekehinde@kems.net
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Abdeen
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Al-Hunayan
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Ali
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*