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Don't forget prostatic carcinoma in abdominal carcinomatosis
Author(s) -
HOUGHTON A.,
MARSH J.,
SOPHER M.,
STOKER A.,
VANDAL M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1994.tb01724.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal carcinomatosis , carcinoma , general surgery , oncology , cancer , colorectal cancer
Abstract An incarcerated hernia containing peritoneal secondaries from carcinoma of the prostate is presented. Abdominal carcinomatosis may be due to a prostatic primary and will benefit from hormonal treatment.