The role of resection of pulmonary metastases from prostate cancer: a case report and literature review

We report a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with twonodules in the lower lobe and one nodule in the upper lobe of theright lung almost 7 years after radical prostatectomy for pT3aN0M0,Gleason 4+5 disease, without evidence of osseous or lymphaticspread. Surgical resection of the lower lung nodules confirmedmetastases, but prostate-specific antigen did not drop to undetectablelevels. Isolated pulmonary metastases from prostate cancerare rare with only 33 previously described cases in the Englishlanguageliterature, 18 of which were solitary metastases. Wereview the principles of management, including metastasectomyand long-term prognosis.