An isolated pulmonary metastasis in prostate cancer

Mil Med. 2000 Dec;165(12):973-4.

Abstract

A pulmonary metastasis of prostate cancer in the absence of osseous or lymph node metastases is an extremely rare finding. We report the case of a 49-year-old man with a history of stage T2CN0M0 prostate cancer who had undergone a radical perineal prostatectomy and laparoscopic lymph node dissection, pelvic radiotherapy, and hormonal manipulation. He developed a solitary pulmonary nodule with a negative bone scan and computed tomography of his chest, abdomen, and pelvis. As a result, he underwent an open biopsy and lobectomy. The final pathology of the specimen was consistent with a metastatic lesion that stained positive for prostate-specific antigen. We present this unusual case and a review of the small number of similar cases that have been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Biopsy
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / analysis
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen