Case report: A rare occurrence of a huge mediastinal mass from disseminated prostate carcinoma

• Main Authors: Kai, Ming Teah, Chin, Pei Bong, D Kamarudin D Mudin, Soe May Zaw, Shankaran Thevarajah, Yeap, Boon Tat
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RC31-1245 Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31352/1/A%20rare%20occurrence%20of%20a%20huge%20mediastinal%20mass%20from%20disseminated%20prostate%20carcinoma.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31352/2/A%20rare%20occurrence%20of%20a%20huge%20mediastinal%20mass%20from%20disseminated%20prostate%20carcinoma1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31352/; https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S204908012100902X?token=07F7544F2D64A2956BE625AED79C817D99056C024667C44B4DAC684AAB9ED52C4424CF2DBECD46DD862214526595073E&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20211129134109; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102952
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Background: Prostatic carcinoma is the commonest malignancy among men. It usually metastasizes to the spine and regional lymph nodes. However, it is extremely rare for it to metastasize to the mediastinum. Case presentation: An elderly man presented to us with progressive onset of bilateral lower li...