Hematoma of the psoas, a hemorrhagic complication of prostatic cancer
Valero Puerta, J.A.; Jiménez Gonzálo, F.J.; Sánchez González, M.; Valpuesta Fernández, I.; Alvarez Santalo, R.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 51(5): 491-493
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 9675949 Document Number: 495824
To report a case of hematoma of the psoas muscle, an uncommon hemorrhagic complication of carcinoma of the prostate. Hematoma of the iliac psoas was caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation arising from multiple bony metastases of a prostatic cancer. The hematoma was successfully managed conservatively. Hematoma of the psoas muscle is generally secondary to a coagulopathy. Conservative treatment generally achieves good results.