• Vol. 43 No. 5, 285–287
  • 15 May 2014

Prostate Carcinoma Presenting with Symptoms Mimicking Rectal Cancer

Prostate carcinoma (PC) usually presents asymptomatically with raised prostate specific antigen (PSA) or abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE). Rarely, PC infiltrates the rectum and presents with symptoms mimicking rectal cancer (RC). It is difficult to differentiate between the 2 clinically. We hereby report our experience in managing 2 such cases of PC that presented to our colorectal department.

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