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Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma to the Stomach

We present a rare case of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding associated with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the stomach. Prostate cancer, which is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among men, rarely spreads to the stomach, with only 7 cases reported in the English literature. Symptoms may i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Koop, Andree, Brauhmbhatt, Bhaumik, Lewis, Jason, Lewis, Michele D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5371722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377935
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.47
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Sumario:We present a rare case of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding associated with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma to the stomach. Prostate cancer, which is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among men, rarely spreads to the stomach, with only 7 cases reported in the English literature. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and GI bleeding. Our patient was treated with epinephrine injection and bipolar cautery, but GI bleeding recurred 7 months later when he had worsening of his thrombocytopenia while using ibuprofen.