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5 lip 2018 · Cases of acute appendicitis due to metastatic prostate cancer are rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of a 72 year old male with a history of metastatic prostate cancer that caused acute appendicitis prompting surgical intervention.
In the elderly, like in younger cohorts, acute appendicitis most commonly arises without neoplastic underpinnings. However, the occurrence of acute appendicitis in a patient with a concurrent abdominopelvic malignancy should trigger suspicion for the possibility of a metastatic appendiceal neoplasm.
15 kwi 2020 · As the value of individual clinical variables to determine the likelihood of acute appendicitis in a patient is low, a tailored individualized approach is recommended, depending on disease probability, sex, and age of the patient.
28 sty 2021 · Our patient presented with symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis as a manifestation of his metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma, after two previous rounds of radiation therapy and a radical prostatectomy. Of the known risk factors for prostate cancer metastasis, he showed positive surgical prostatectomy margins, a high Gleason score, invasion of ...
28 sty 2021 · Here we report the first case of recurrent metastatic prostate cancer presenting as acute appendicitis in a background of a high-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. In addition, this case also includes an unusually early presentation of a secondary primary malignancy after radiation therapy.
Those trials focused on restoring the erectile function for patients with prostate cancer after radiotherapy or nerve-sparing prostatectomy. Clinical trial NCT02106871 was designed to assess the use of sildenafil monotherapy in the treatment of fatigue in patients with pancreatic cancer.
15 kwi 2020 · Conclusions: The 2020 WSES guidelines on AA aim to provide updated evidence-based statements and recommendations on each of the following topics: (1) diagnosis, (2) non-operative management for...
