Prostate Cancer Presenting with Pruritus and Cholestasis

Prostate Cancer Presenting with Pruritus and Cholestasis

Jaundice is a rare symptom of the paraneoplastic syndrome associated with prostate cancer. We report a case of metastatic prostate cancer that presented as jaundice. There was an absence of biliary obstruction and hepatic metastasis; therefore, the paraneoplastic syndrome was suggested as the etiolo...

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Main Authors: Young Hee Kim, Jin Myung Park, Chang Don Kang, Sang Oh Seo, Kyougyul Lee, Geehyun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2021-07-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
prostatic neoplasms
cholestasis
paraneoplastic syndromes
interleukin-6
Online Access:https://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5730&vmd=Full
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Summary:Jaundice is a rare symptom of the paraneoplastic syndrome associated with prostate cancer. We report a case of metastatic prostate cancer that presented as jaundice. There was an absence of biliary obstruction and hepatic metastasis; therefore, the paraneoplastic syndrome was suggested as the etiology of cholestasis. Jaundice improved with the treatment of prostate cancer. In the literature, interleukin-6 has been suggested to be associated with paraneoplastic syndrome.
ISSN:1598-9992
2233-6869

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