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An unusual presentation of a patient with advanced prostate cancer, massive ascites and peritoneal metastasis: Case report and literature review

Dimitrios Petrakis, George Pentheroudakis, Sevasti Kamina, Lambrini Pappa, Evangelos Papadiotis, Vassiliki Malamou‐Mitsi, Nicholas Pavlidis

Journal of Advanced Research · 2014 · 33 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

We describe the case of a patient with prostate cancer, ascites, omental and bone metastases, an extremely rare clinical variant that warrants further investigation, and review the relevant literature.

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