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Query: UMLS:C0376358 (prostate cancer)
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Portal venous gas is a rare complication. We present a case of hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) in a patient treated with docetaxel for prostate cancer. An 80-year-old man with castration-resistant prostate cancer received 5 cycles of docetaxel. Diarrhea and vomiting appeared on the 4th day of the 5th cycle. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed HPVG and PCI. Since there were neither peritoneal irritation signs nor intestinal necrosis, we performed conservative management. The HPVG and PCI were no longer detected in the abdominal CT scan on the 18th day. Mucosal injury of the bowel wall by docetaxel might have caused HPVG and PCI. This case report is the first description of HPVG and PCI in a patient with castration-resistant prostate cancer in Japan.
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PMID:[Case of portal venous gas and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis occurring during chemotherapy for a castration-resistant prostate cancer]. 2551 46