| Literature DB >> 29234265 |
Dries Mortier1, Evert Baten2,3, Kurt Vandeurzen4, Koenraad van Renterghem2,3,5.
Abstract
Historically, a solitary pulmonary metastasis of prostate cancer was considered as metastatic or disseminated disease and could only be treated systemically. However, some patients may benefit from surgical metastasectomy of a solitary pulmonary metastasis. We present an uncommon case of resection of a solitary pulmonary metastasis of prostate cancer after previous radical prostatectomy, resulting in un-detectable prostate specific antigen.Entities:
Keywords: Local therapy; Metastasis; Prostate specific antigen; Radical prostatectomy
Year: 2017 PMID: 29234265 PMCID: PMC5704724 DOI: 10.1159/000447182
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Urol ISSN: 1661-7649