Aim : To report our experience with specific cases of prostate cancer (PC) in which patients presented digestive symptoms, cases that represent a challenge and a source of error regarding the clinical and morphological diagnosis. Methods : The most important clinical and pathological data were collected from three patients with PC which presented symptoms and/or investigations that initially suggested a digestive malignant tumor. Results : We identified three patients with PC where the prostate tumor was not suspected based on the clinical-imagistic data, the correct diagnosis being the prerogative of the morphological investigation: in the first case, PC was detected during the microscopic examination of the lymph nodes (LN) in the intestinal resection specimen performed for suspected rectal cancer (RC), in the second case, in which the PC was synchronous with a RC, the dominant symptomatology was gastrointestinal, and in the third case, initially, the patient presented a widely disseminated PC, with pleural and bone metastases, as well as LN metastases, and apparent peritoneal involvement. Conclusions : Unusual forms of PC presentation are not as rare as expected and should be acknowledged by all those involved in diagnosing this neoplasm. PC should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of a rectal tumor. The immunohistochemical (IHC) investigation is essential for establishing the diagnosis in difficult cases. An integrated approach of the interpretation of clinical manifestations, imagistic and serological changes would shorten the diagnostic time and help reduce diagnostic errors.
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