title: The role of resection of pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer: a case report and literature review.
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 English-language literature, 18 of which were solitary metastases. We review the principles of management, including metastasectomy and long-term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC;
authors.forename: Christopher J D
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: English
authors.forename: S Larry
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Goldenberg