10-year survival of a patient with metastatic prostate cancer: Case report and literature review

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2015 Sep 30;87(3):252-3. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2015.3.252.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men. The 5-year relative survival for all stages combined is 98.8%. Patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer have median survival from 2 to 3 years. We describe a case of 64-year old man who clinically presented with inguinal lymphadenopathy. Because of elevated PSA levels biopsy of prostate was done and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. Biopsy of inguinal lymph nodes confirmed the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Hormonal treatment was started and at the most recent follow-up, 10 years later, the patient is asymptomatic with no clinical signs of disseminated disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy*
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Inguinal Canal
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatectomy* / methods
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists