Lymphangitic Pulmonary Metastases in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Joint Authors
Meyer, Andrew
Nabhan, Chadi
Angelica Mariani, Rachel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 63-year-old man with castrate-resistant metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma with known osseous and pelvic nodal involvement presented with progressive dyspnea for one week.
Complete cardiopulmonary evaluation revealed a restrictive lung defect that could not be attributed to any of his previous therapies.
On presentation, physical examination revealed coarse breath sounds diffusely with hypoxemia.
Computed tomography of the chest showed severe bilateral airspace opacities and ground-glass appearance most consistent with interstitial pneumonitis.
The patient was intubated due to progressive hypoxemia and worsening respiratory status despite empiric antibiotics and high dose steroids.
Subsequent emergent bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies revealed atypical intralymphatic cells that stained positively for prostate-specific antigen and prostatic-specific acid phosphatase, confirming the diagnosis of intralymphatic pulmonary metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma.
Lymphangitic pulmonary metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma is exceedingly rare, with few reported cases that are biopsy-proven.
Herein, we describe a rare case of biopsy-proven lymphangitic pulmonary metastasis in the setting of castrate-resistant prostate adenocarcinoma and provide a comprehensive literature review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Meyer, Andrew& Angelica Mariani, Rachel& Nabhan, Chadi. 2012. Lymphangitic Pulmonary Metastases in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Meyer, Andrew…[et al.]. Lymphangitic Pulmonary Metastases in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Meyer, Andrew& Angelica Mariani, Rachel& Nabhan, Chadi. Lymphangitic Pulmonary Metastases in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513248
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513248