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Ureter metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a case report.
- Source :
- Journal of Medical Case Reports; 9/6/2017, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-3, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>In most cases, prostate cancer metastasizes to the lymph nodes, bone, and liver. In very rare cases, it metastasizes to the ureter. Due to the difficulty in making a preoperative diagnosis, ureteral metastasis from prostate cancer is typically diagnosed after nephroureterectomy.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 77-year-old Asian Japanese man with right hydronephrosis and hydroureter was referred to our hospital to undergo further examination due to the suspicion of ureteral cancer. He had been diagnosed 2 years previously with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 4+5=9. He received radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. A nephroureterectomy was performed for suspected right ureteral cancer. On the basis of a histopathological examination, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma was suspected, and the tumor cells were positive for prostate-specific antigen immunohistochemically.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>We herein report a rare case of ureteral metastasis in castration resistant prostate cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17521947
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125010442
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1379-z