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Case Report

A Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Immune Thrombocytopenia

by
D. M. Betsch
1,
S. Gray
1,2 and
S. E. Zed
1,3,*
1
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
2
Department of Oncology, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB, Canada
3
Department of Medicine, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2017, 24(5), 434-436; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3592
Submission received: 3 July 2017 / Revised: 7 August 2017 / Accepted: 4 September 2017 / Published: 1 October 2017

Abstract

Prostate cancer frequently metastasizes to bone, but bone marrow involvement is relatively less common. In advanced prostate cancer, significant bone marrow infiltration can result in hematologic abnormalities such as anemia and thrombocytopenia. We report the case of a patient who presented with a new diagnosis of thrombocytopenia at the same time that he presented with prostate cancer metastatic to bone. He was found to have immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) which responded to treatment with steroids. We discuss this case and review the literature on ITP in the setting of advanced malignancy.
Keywords: prostate cancer; metastatic; immune thrombocytopenia; itp; case reports prostate cancer; metastatic; immune thrombocytopenia; itp; case reports

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Betsch, D.M.; Gray, S.; Zed, S.E. A Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Immune Thrombocytopenia. Curr. Oncol. 2017, 24, 434-436. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3592

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Betsch DM, Gray S, Zed SE. A Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Immune Thrombocytopenia. Current Oncology. 2017; 24(5):434-436. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3592

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Betsch, D. M., S. Gray, and S. E. Zed. 2017. "A Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Immune Thrombocytopenia" Current Oncology 24, no. 5: 434-436. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3592

APA Style

Betsch, D. M., Gray, S., & Zed, S. E. (2017). A Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Immune Thrombocytopenia. Current Oncology, 24(5), 434-436. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3592

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