A Case of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma with Pulmonary Metastases. Diagnosis by Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Immunohistochemistry.
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- Nishi Koichi
- The Division of Pulmonary Medicine Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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- Amemiya Tokunao
- The Division of Pulmonary Medicine Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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- Ooka Takio
- The Division of Pulmonary Medicine Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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- Kurumaya Hiroshi
- The Division of Pathology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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- Fujimaru Masaki
- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine
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- Matsuda Tamotsu
- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 肺転移にて発見され，免疫組織化学的検査が診断に有用であった前立腺癌の１例
- Diagnosis by Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Immunohistochemistry
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Abstract
Metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma was found in a 79-year-old man, who had symptoms of general malaise and poor appetite. An extensive work-up including a transurethral resection of the prostate, failed to establish the primary site of the malignancy. By administering chlormadinone acetate for prostatic hypertrophy, the pulmonary metastases improved dramatically. The tumor cells in the lung, which had previously been obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy, stained positive for prostatic acid phosphatase and prostatic specific antigen. These data suggested that prostatic carcinoma had metastasized to the lung. The prostatic carcinoma was finally confirmed at autopsy.
Journal
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- The Japanese journal of thoracic diseases
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The Japanese journal of thoracic diseases 32 (10), 1001-1005, 1994
The Japanese Respiratory Society