An Unusual Presentation of Prostate Carcinoma

Greeshma Sadasivan; R Arul; A Prabaharan

doi:10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_37_17

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

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

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R Arul

Departments of Nephrology, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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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.

Keywords

Obstructive uropathy - prostate carcinoma - retroperitoneal fibrosis

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