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. 2015 May;6(3):517-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 17.

An unusual presentation of a patient with advanced prostate cancer, massive ascites and peritoneal metastasis: Case report and literature review

Dimitrios Petrakis  1 , George Pentheroudakis  1 , Sevasti Kamina  2 , Lambrini Pappa  2 , Evangelos Papadiotis  2 , Vassiliki Malamou-Mitsi  2 , Nicholas Pavlidis  1
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An unusual presentation of a patient with advanced prostate cancer, massive ascites and peritoneal metastasis: Case report and literature review

Dimitrios Petrakis et al. J Adv Res. 2015 May.

Abstract

We describe the case of a patient with prostate cancer, ascites, omental and bone metastases, an extremely rare clinical variant that warrants further investigation, and review the relevant literature.

Keywords: Ascites; Case report; Peritoneal metastases; Prostate cancer.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Prostate biopsy (A) and Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunochemistry (B). (A) Histology of prostate obtained after prostatectomy showing neoplastic cells arranged in diffuse and rarely in cribriform pattern. Cytoplasm is pale to clear and contain oval nuclei with prominent nucleoli. H + E. (B) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunohistochemistry.
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Fig. 2
(A) Abdominal CT scan showing peritoneal/omental thickening, (B) enlarged prostate gland and (C) ascites.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Cytology of ascitic fluid and prostate acid phosphatase (PAP) test. Material with moderate cellularity and atypical, small-sized cells positive to (A) PSAP and (B) PAP.
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