A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer
ABSTRACT A 79‐year‐old man was found to have multiple nodules in the lung fields on chest computed tomography. Metastatic lung cancer was suspected; however, the primary site remained elusive. After 1 year of follow‐up, both the nodules had enlarged. After 2 years, one of the nodules continued to en...
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| author | Shinnosuke Ohnaka Mayumi Aoyama Rino Arai Saya Hattori Yusuke Kubo Shugo Suzuki Toshihiro Yoshimura Akinori Ebihara Toshiaki Morikawa Hidenobu Shigemitsu Ichiro Kuwahira |
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| description | ABSTRACT A 79‐year‐old man was found to have multiple nodules in the lung fields on chest computed tomography. Metastatic lung cancer was suspected; however, the primary site remained elusive. After 1 year of follow‐up, both the nodules had enlarged. After 2 years, one of the nodules continued to enlarge; however, the other nodule cavitated and decreased in size. Concomitantly, the previously observed fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the cavitated nodules disappeared. A comprehensive search for the primary cancer included a thoracoscopic lung biopsy which revealed that these nodules were metastatic lung lesions from prostate cancer. Pathological examination revealed necrosis within these metastatic lesions. To date, only three case reports of cavitary lung metastases from prostate cancer have been published; however, no explanation has been provided for the pathological mechanism of cavitation. To our knowledge, this is the first case to provide a potential explanation for cavitation in metastatic lung lesions from prostate cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81783184d78044e8a4de8c0b947daaf92025-01-27T09:16:54ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.70101A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate CancerShinnosuke Ohnaka0Mayumi Aoyama1Rino Arai2Saya Hattori3Yusuke Kubo4Shugo Suzuki5Toshihiro Yoshimura6Akinori Ebihara7Toshiaki Morikawa8Hidenobu Shigemitsu9Ichiro Kuwahira10Respiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanRespiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanRespiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanRespiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanRespiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Urology Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Urology Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine Tokai University Tokyo Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Chest Surgery Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Critical Care Medicine St. Rose Dominican Siena Hospital Las Vegas Nevada USARespiratory Disease Center Tokyo General Hospital Tokyo JapanABSTRACT A 79‐year‐old man was found to have multiple nodules in the lung fields on chest computed tomography. Metastatic lung cancer was suspected; however, the primary site remained elusive. After 1 year of follow‐up, both the nodules had enlarged. After 2 years, one of the nodules continued to enlarge; however, the other nodule cavitated and decreased in size. Concomitantly, the previously observed fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the cavitated nodules disappeared. A comprehensive search for the primary cancer included a thoracoscopic lung biopsy which revealed that these nodules were metastatic lung lesions from prostate cancer. Pathological examination revealed necrosis within these metastatic lesions. To date, only three case reports of cavitary lung metastases from prostate cancer have been published; however, no explanation has been provided for the pathological mechanism of cavitation. To our knowledge, this is the first case to provide a potential explanation for cavitation in metastatic lung lesions from prostate cancer.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70101cavitary lung metastasisFDG‐PETnecrosisprostate cancerthoracoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Shinnosuke Ohnaka Mayumi Aoyama Rino Arai Saya Hattori Yusuke Kubo Shugo Suzuki Toshihiro Yoshimura Akinori Ebihara Toshiaki Morikawa Hidenobu Shigemitsu Ichiro Kuwahira A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer Respirology Case Reports cavitary lung metastasis FDG‐PET necrosis prostate cancer thoracoscopy |
| title | A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer |
| title_full | A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer |
| title_short | A Case of Cavitary Lung Metastasis From Prostate Cancer |
| title_sort | case of cavitary lung metastasis from prostate cancer |
| topic | cavitary lung metastasis FDG‐PET necrosis prostate cancer thoracoscopy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70101 |
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