Metastatic prostate cancer as an infrequent cause of fever of unknown origin, and review of the literature

Abstract

Summary. Although neoplastic fever is a rare entity, it still constitutes a clinical challenge and a troublesome symptom. Differentiating it from other cancer-related fevers, such as infection, is important for appropriate patient management. We here report on an 80 year-old patient with advanced prostate adenocarcinoma pre­senting with fever of unknown origin. A review of the English language literature confirms similar findings.