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Malignant ascites as only manifestation of metastatic prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases volume 2, pages 290–293 (1999)Cite this article

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Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the US. Both at diagnosis and throughout the disease progression it can metastasize to multiple organs (bone and lymph being the most common). Effusions (either pleural or abdominal) are relatively uncommon, but usually occur as a result of soft tissue lesions. Herein we report on a patient with androgen independent prostate cancer and an elevated PSA with disease confined to ascites of the abdomen.

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  1. Division of Clinical Sciences, Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 20892, MD, USA

    MW Saif, WD Figg, E Reed & W Dahut

  2. Division of Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 20892, MD, USA

    S Hewitt & K Brosky

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Saif, M., Figg, W., Hewitt, S. et al. Malignant ascites as only manifestation of metastatic prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2, 290–293 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500385

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