Atypical pulmonary metastasis of prostate adenocarcinoma: a rare phenomenon
  • Asma Jamil
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Ruhma Ali
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Amy Paige
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Richard Miller
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Nirav Mistry
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Ahmed Abbas
    St Michael Medical Center, Newark, USA
  • Abu Tahir Taha
    University of California, San Francisco, USA

Keywords

Prostate cancer, metastasis, adenocarcinoma, lymphagitic spread, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Abstract

Prostate cancer can metastasise to the lung. Most common presentations described in the literature are solitary pulmonary nodules, lymphangitic spread and, rarely, pleural effusion.
We describe a case of prostate adenocarcinoma with diffuse bilateral reticulonodular and lymphangitic pulmonary metastasis, and malignant pleural effusion while being on androgen deprivation therapy.

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    Published: 2024-04-22
    Issue: 2024: Vol 11 No 5 (view)

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    Jamil A, Ali R, Paige A, Miller R, Mistry N, Abbas A, Taha AT. Atypical pulmonary metastasis of prostate adenocarcinoma: a rare phenomenon. EJCRIM 2024;11 doi:10.12890/2024_004494.

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