Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate Presenting as a Soft Tissue Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
O. I. Ajetunmobi *
Department of Histopathology, Federal Medical Centre Markudi, Nigeria.
O. D. Dzuachii
Department of Histopathology, Federal Medical Centre Markudi, Nigeria.
I. Offor
Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Centre Markudi, Nigeria.
I. Emmanuel
Department of Histopathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Metastasis is the most frequent cause of mortality in cancer patients and symptoms related to a secondary deposit are a common form of presentation in malignancies. Cancers of the prostate commonly present with metastasis to the vertebrae, and less commonly to the lungs and liver. Metastasis to soft tissue is extremely rare and a highly unlikely form of presentation. However, with rising cancer rates in the developing world, secondary tumors should be excluded when soft tissue masses are encountered.
Keywords: Prostate, adenocarcinoma, metastasis, soft tissue.