Ureteral metastasis from locally invasive, castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a case report

Zachary C. Janatpour; Santosh Shanmuga; Edwin Gandia; Inger L. Rosner

Urology Case Reports (Nov 2021)

Ureteral metastasis from locally invasive, castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a case report

Zachary C. Janatpour,
Santosh Shanmuga,
Edwin Gandia,
Inger L. Rosner

Affiliations

Zachary C. Janatpour: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States; Corresponding author. 1901 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA.
Santosh Shanmuga: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, United States
Edwin Gandia: Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, United States
Inger L. Rosner: F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, United States; Department of Urology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 8081 Innovation Park Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39
p. 101780

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Within the text we describe a 66-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer (PCa), incidentally found to have left-sided hydronephrosis and a left ureteral lesion. Ureteroscopy was employed to visualize the lesion, a biopsy was taken, and a double J stent was placed. The lesion was of prostatic origin and the patient was subsequently started on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). 6 months following the procedure, the patient's PSA had decreased and his hydronephrosis had resolved. We are the first to report treating a ureteral metastasis from PCa and its associated hydronephrosis solely with ADT and double J stenting, respectively.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
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