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Cancerous peritonitis occurs rarely in patients with prostate cancer since prostate cancer is not likely to cause peritoneal dissemination because of the localization of prostate itself and the low frequency… Click to show full abstract
Cancerous peritonitis occurs rarely in patients with prostate cancer since prostate cancer is not likely to cause peritoneal dissemination because of the localization of prostate itself and the low frequency of metastasis to the intraperitoneal organs from prostate cancer. This rarity of cancerous peritonitis may delay the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Herein we report a case of a patient with abdominal distension due to cancerous peritonitis wherein the primary tumor in the intraperitoneal organs could not be detected, but prostate cancer was diagnosed by the presence of adenocarcinoma cells using ascites puncture cytology.
Journal Title: Urology Case Reports
Year Published: 2019
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