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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(04): 521-523
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_37_17
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An Unusual Presentation of Prostate Carcinoma

Greeshma Sadasivan
Departments of General Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
R Arul
Departments of Nephrology, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
A Prabaharan
Departments of Nephrology, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Prostate carcinoma is the second most common cancer among men worldwide. Although prostate carcinoma is common, its presentation resembling retroperitoneal fibrosis is uncommon. We report a patient with prostate carcinoma mimicking retroperitoneal fibrosis. An elderly male presenting in a volume overload state with features of obstructive uropathy was diagnosed as a case of prostate carcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of retroperitoneal fibrosis. The presentation of prostate carcinoma as retroperitoneal fibrosis is rare.



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