Open AccessSynchronous metastasis of prostate adenocarcinoma to the stomach and colon: A case report
Author(s) -
Hiren Patel,
Abhishek Kumar,
Hamid Shaaban,
Ngoc Lan Nguyen,
Walid Baddoura,
Michael Maroules,
Sohail N. Shaikh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.128478
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , prostate , prostate adenocarcinoma , general surgery , oncology , cancer
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis in males. The most common metastatic site of metastases in patients with prostate cancer is the axial skeleton and local lymph nodes. Rarely has there been a description of metastatic prostate cancer to the stomach, esophagus, small bowel, and rectum.