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Abstract
Prostate cancer usually metastasizes to the regional lymph nodes, and distal metastases to supraclavicular lymph nodes are rarely reported, especially as an initial presentation. Limited case reports describe cervical lymphadenopathy as the initial presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, and often with widely disseminated disease. Patients with this initial presentation rarely undergo digital rectal examination or serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level measurement as part of their initial investigations. A high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis of prostate cancer in this clinical setting. We present a rare case of prostate carcinoma presenting with supraclavicular lymph node enlargement at the initial diagnosis. A review of the relevant literature is provided.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23826058 PMCID: PMC3699093 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.1385
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Urol Assoc J ISSN: 1911-6470 Impact factor: 1.862