title: Bone marrow fibrosis and metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma.
abstract: A 52-year-old man presented to the outpatient department with breathlessness and generalised weakness since 2 months. He was found to have anaemia and thrombocytopenia. A complete haematological workup failed to point towards a definite aetiology. Bone marrow biopsy revealed fibrosis with predominantly collagen fibres. An elevated prostate-specific antigen level and CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis suggested prostate carcinoma, which prompted a transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy, revealing a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. dr.abhishekmangaonkar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Abhishek Avinash
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mangaonkar
authors.forename: Hemant R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Bhavin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barmare
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*