Although Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men globally, its primary presentation as Epistaxis alone is quit uncommon. Epistaxis has numerous causes and hence poses early diagnostic challenge. We report a case of 68 year old man who presented with recurrent epistaxis as the main complaint .He was thoroughly evaluated and concluded to have a background asymptomatic advanced prostate cancer with isolated thrombocytopenia. He responded to blood transfusion and combined therapy form of Anti-androgen Deprivation Therapy. High index of suspicion is of paramount importance towards achieving early diagnosis of this unusual presentation.
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Prostate Cancer, Epistaxis, Thrombocytopenia
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abstract = {Although Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men globally, its primary presentation as Epistaxis alone is quit uncommon. Epistaxis has numerous causes and hence poses early diagnostic challenge. We report a case of 68 year old man who presented with recurrent epistaxis as the main complaint .He was thoroughly evaluated and concluded to have a background asymptomatic advanced prostate cancer with isolated thrombocytopenia. He responded to blood transfusion and combined therapy form of Anti-androgen Deprivation Therapy. High index of suspicion is of paramount importance towards achieving early diagnosis of this unusual presentation.},
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