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.
Kehinde
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Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. ekehinde@kems.net
Abdeen
S M
SM
Al-Hunayan
A
A
Ali
Y
Y
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*