Renal Pelvis Metastasis From Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Missed by PSMA PET: A Case Report

Urology. 2020 Feb:136:e3-e4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.005. Epub 2019 Nov 14.

Abstract

Metastasis of prostate cancer to renal pelvis is extremely rare. A 64-year-old man was hospitalized for increased prostate-specific antigen after radical prostatectomy. 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT showed hydronephrosis caused by a mass in the left renal pelvis without significant uptake of prostate-specific membrane antigen tracer. The histopathology indicated metastatic prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 5 + 5 but negative for prostate-specific membrane antigen following nephroureterectomy. Although metastasis to renal pelvis is rare, the occurrence possibility could not be ignored when with hydronephrosis is found in prostate cancer patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Kidney Pelvis*
  • Male
  • Membrane Glycoproteins*
  • Middle Aged
  • Missed Diagnosis
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11