Advanced carcinoma of the prostate presenting as a supraclavicular mass: Case report

Abstract

Advanced carcinoma of the prostate presenting initially with supraclavicular lymphadenopathy is uncommon. These are 2 cases of advanced prostate cancer that presented initially with persistent painless left supraclavicular mass. Both patients had elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) level. This as well as histological finding of metastatic adenocarcinoma following biopsy of the neck masses necessitated referral to the urologists. Urological review revealed enlarged hard nodular prostate and transrectal prostate biopsy findings in keeping with high grade adenocarcinoma in both cases. The patients had initial clinical and biochemical response to androgen deprivation therapy with resolution of neck masses within 4-8 weeks of treatment. The authors advocate that men presenting with persistent supraclavicular masses should have a digital rectal examination (DRE) and a PSA test as part of their initial assessment.