J Gastric Cancer.  2014 Dec;14(4):271-274. 10.5230/jgc.2014.14.4.271.

A Rare Presentation of Metastasis of Prostate Adenocarcinoma to the Stomach and Rectum

• Soe AM
• Bordia S
• Xiao PQ
• Lopez-Morra H
• Tejada J
• Atluri S
• Krishnaiah M

• KMID: 2183652
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2014.14.4.271

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men in the United States. The most common sites of metastasis include the bone, lymph nodes, lung, liver, pleura, and adrenal glands, whereas metastatic prostate cancer involving the gastrointestinal tract has been rarely reported. A 64-year-old African-American man with a history of prostate cancer presented with anemia. He reported the passing of dark colored stools but denied hematemesis or hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed circumferential nodularity, and histology demonstrated metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed hypertrophic folds in the gastric fundus, and microscopic examination revealed tumor cells positive for prostate-specific antigen. Bone scanning and computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis did not show metastasis. It is crucial to distinguish primary gastrointestinal cancer from metastatic lesions, especially in patients with a history of cancer at another site, for appropriate management.

Keyword

Prostatic neoplasms; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Anemia

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adenocarcinoma*
Adrenal Glands
Anemia
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Gastric Fundus
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hematemesis
Humans
Liver
Lung
Lymph Nodes
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Pelvis
Pleura
Prostate*
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Prostatic Neoplasms
Rectum*
Stomach*
United States
Prostate-Specific Antigen

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Computed Tomography of abdomen without contrast showing marked thickening of the wall of the stomach.

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  Fig. 2 Colonoscopy showing circumferential nodular mucosa and poor distensibility of the rectum.

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  Fig. 3 Endoscopy showing hypertrophic folds in gastric fundus.

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  Fig. 4 Sheets of atypical cells showing prominent nucleoli with no glandular pattern within the gastric lamina propria (H&E, scale bar 500 µm).

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  Fig. 5 Tumor cells positive for prostatic specific antigen and alpha methyl acyl coenzyme A racemase (P504S) (Immunochemical stains, scale bar 500 µm).

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