A Case of Multiple Endobronchial Metastases from Prostatic Carcinoma.

Lee, Jeong Eun; Lee, You Jin; Jeong, Mi Kyong; Park, Hee Sun; Jung, Sung Soo; Kim, Ju Ock; Kang, Dae Young; Sul, Chong Koo; Kim, Sun Young

doi:2006.61.2.162

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 61(2); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(2):162-166.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.2.162 Published online August 1, 2006.

A Case of Multiple Endobronchial Metastases from Prostatic Carcinoma.

Jeong Eun Lee, You Jin Lee, Mi Kyong Jeong, Hee Sun Park, Sung Soo Jung, Ju Ock Kim, Dae Young Kang, Chong Koo Sul, Sun Young Kim

¹Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital & Cancer Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea. jokim@cnu.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University Hospital & Cancer Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea.
³Department of Urology, Chungnam National University Hospital & Cancer Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea.

Abstract

The lung is the most common site for the metastasis of extrapulmonary malignant tumors. However, endobronchial metastases (EBM) from extrapulmonary malignant tumors are rare. The most common extrathoracic malignancies associated with EBM are the breast, renal and colorectal carcinomas. Lung metastasis from prostate cancer is often encountered but EBM is rare. We report a 74-year old man with endobronchial metastases from prostatic carcinoma presented with cough. The diagnosis of prostatic cancer and the endobronchial metastasis were confirmed by immunohistological staining with the prostate specific antigen. Hormonal therapy (lutenizing hormone releasing hormone agonist) was applied to this patient.

Key Words: Multiple endobronchial metastases, Prostatic cancer