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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736543
Large Bowel Obstruction Caused by Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Case Report
Funding M.A. was funded by the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award number TL1TR002388. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of HealthThe rest of authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Abstract
Bowel obstruction is a frequently encountered condition worldwide that causes numerous admissions to hospitals. Metastatic carcinoma has been identified as one of the infrequently encountered causes of bowel obstruction. Prostate cancer typically metastasizes to lymph nodes, bone, lungs, liver, and brain. In this article, we reported the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with bowel obstruction due to narrowing and stricture of the rectum. Primary rectal mass was initially diagnosed, but upon further investigation, it was found that the mass resembled prostate tissue. The bowel obstruction was managed surgically with a colostomy. The patient was later referred to oncology for chemotherapy and hormonal therapy.
Keywords
adenocarcinoma - metastasis - rectal neoplasm - cancer prostate - intestinal obstruction - acute abdomen - case reportInformed Consent
A written informed consent was obtained from the patient for presentation of this case.
Publication History
Article published online:
15 November 2021
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