title: Gastrointestinal metastases from prostate cancer: a review of the literature.
abstract: The availability of active new drugs for the treatment of advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer has significantly prolonged overall survival, thus changing the natural history of the disease and raising the likelihood of observing metastases in atypical sites. This review of the literature describes the frequency, clinical-pathological features and presenting symptoms of non-liver gastrointestinal metastases (GIm) from prostate cancer. Its purpose is to increase clinical awareness of the increasing incidence of such GIm, contributing to the early detection, accurate diagnosis and, when feasible, appropriate management.
authors: Medical Oncology Department, S Chiara Hospital, Largo Medaglie d'Oro 1, 38100 Trento, Italy.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Maines
authors: Orazio
authors: O
authors: Caffo
authors: Antonello
authors: A
authors: Veccia
authors: Enzo
authors: E
authors: Galligioni
mesh_terms: D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: atypical metastases; castration-resistant; gastrointestinal metastases; prostate cancer