Open AccessSuccessful downstaging of isolated bony metastatic prostate cancer after metastasectomy and androgen deprivation therapy
Author(s) -
Hui-Kung Ting,
TaiLung Cha,
Hung Chang,
Yu Kuang Liao,
DahShyong Yü
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
formosan journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2213-5413
pISSN - 1682-606X
DOI - 10.1016/j.fjs.2015.10.004
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasectomy , androgen deprivation therapy , prostate cancer , surgery , prostate , orchiectomy , cancer , metastasis
Isolated bony metastasis from prostate cancer is extremely rare, thus, the efficiency of its surgical resection remains unclear. We present a case of isolated left sixth rib metastasis from prostate cancer that was treated with metastasectomy and androgen deprivation therapy. Salvage radical prostatectomy was conducted subsequently, successfully downstaging the tumor