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ReviewCancer diagnosis & prognosis

Metachronous Single Pulmonary Metastasis of Prostate Cancer: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review.

Alexandros Kokkalis, Athina A Samara, Vasileios Papadopoulos, Maria Tolia, Nikolaos Tsoukalas, Konstantinos Tsapakidis

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6 authors.

Alexandros KokkalisDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
Athina A SamaraDepartment of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Vasileios PapadopoulosDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
Maria ToliaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Nikolaos TsoukalasDepartment of Medical Oncology, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos TsapakidisDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstate cancer recurrence after definitive local therapy usually involves the bone and regional lymph nodes. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient with an isolated lung nodule, seven years after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, pT2bN0 and Gleason score 7(4+3), and prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) levels within normal limits. The nodule was considered as a primary lung cancer and the patient was subjected to lobectomy. The immunohistochemical staining showed that the tumor was PSA(+) and NKX3.1 (+), revealing that it was metastasis from prostatic cancer and that wedge resectomy was the proper procedure. Three years later the patient is disease-free, suggesting the importance of aggressive treatment of oligometastatic disease.

conclusionMetastasis to the lung is present in more than 40% of men with metastatic prostate cancer; however, lung metastases without any bone or lymph node involvement are extremely rare and only a handful of cases are reported in the literature. Surgical excision of the metastatic lung site is the most common therapeutic approach associated with a good prognosis.

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Prostate cancerpulmonary malignancyrare metastasis

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PMID36875299
PMCPMC9949549

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