Case report

Giant organ confined prostatic adenocarcinoma: a case report

Jamin V Brahmbhatt and Louis S Liou

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02139, USA

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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:28doi:10.1186/1752-1947-2-28

Published:	29 January 2008

Abstract

Introduction

Giant prostatic adenocarcinoma represents a rare and challenging treatment dilemma.

Case presentation

We describe a case of an otherwise healthy 71-year-old African male who presented with a PSA of 5800 ng/ml and a prostate volume of over 1000cc. Unique aspects of this case include the size of the prostate, the apparent absence of distant metastases, and the safe usage of transabdominal biopsy of this mass.

Conclusion

We present this case report and review of literature to generate further discussion amongst readers as to management options for this difficult case.