The role of resection of pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer: a case report and literature review

Authors

  • Christopher J.D. Wallis Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • John C. English Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • S. Larry Goldenberg Professor and Head, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.742

Abstract

We report a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with two
nodules in the lower lobe and one nodule in the upper lobe of the
right lung almost 7 years after radical prostatectomy for pT3aN0M0,
Gleason 4+5 disease, without evidence of osseous or lymphatic
spread. Surgical resection of the lower lung nodules confirmed
metastases, but prostate-specific antigen did not drop to undetectable
levels. Isolated pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer
are rare with only 33 previously described cases in the Englishlanguage
literature, 18 of which were solitary metastases. We
review the principles of management, including metastasectomy
and long-term prognosis.

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Author Biographies

Christopher J.D. Wallis, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

John C. English, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

S. Larry Goldenberg, Professor and Head, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

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How to Cite

Wallis, C. J., English, J. C., & Goldenberg, S. L. (2013). The role of resection of pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer: a case report and literature review. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 5(6), E104-E108. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.742

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 6 (2011): December

Section

Case Report

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