title: Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma to the Stomach.
abstract: We present a rare case of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding associated with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the stomach. Prostate cancer, which is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among men, rarely spreads to the stomach, with only 7 cases reported in the English literature. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and GI bleeding. Our patient was treated with epinephrine injection and bipolar cautery, but GI bleeding recurred 7 months later when he had worsening of his thrombocytopenia while using ibuprofen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Andree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koop
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Bhaumik
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brauhmbhatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Michele D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lewis