Pulmonary recurrence from prostate cancer and biochemical remission after metastasis directed therapy. A case report

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2018 Mar 31;90(1):74-75. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2018.1.74.

Abstract

We report a case of a 69-years-old man who presented with a solitary 1 cm nodule in the lower lobe of the left lung almost 3 years after radical prostatectomy for pT3aN0M0, Gleason score 4+3 disease, without evidence of osseous or lymphatic spread. Surgical resection of the pulmonary lobe confirmed the metastatic nature of the lesion, with subsequent reduction of serum PSA to undetectable levels. After 2 years from the metastasis resection, serum PSA is still undetectable, without the necessity of additional treatments. Solitary pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer (Pca) are rare in clinical practice, with only 29 previous cases described besides the one that we present.

Keywords: PSA; Prostate cancer; Recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / analysis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen