An unusual presentation of metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma: a case report

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. Cutaneous metastases from prostate cancer are exceptionally rare with the incidence reported to be 0.36%. A 58-year-old male presented with a three-month history of multiple widespread firm pink-to-purple subcentimetre nodules. A punch biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma. Androgen deprivation therapy and bilateral orchidectomy were performed. While cutaneous metastasis is rare, clinicians should consider it as one of the differential diagnoses when assessing a patient with multiple skin nodules and, therefore, have a low threshold for biopsy.