Five-year prognosis after radical prostatectomy in a patient with localized prostate cancer and incidental non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
We present a white male patient with an initial prostate-specific antigen level of 69 ng/ml, referred for urological evaluation. He was found to be free of prostatitis but diagnosed for prostate adenocarcinoma without any indications of metastatic disease. Lymphadenectomy then revealed lymphadenopathy of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Five-year follow-up after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) showed no evidence of metastatic or local prostate cancer recurrence. In addition, no radiation or chemotherapy was required for his lymphoma. Although RRP is a viable option in this unique case, the outcome thus far suggests that it should be considered a primary therapeutic modality.
Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Munger Pavilion 4th Floor, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors