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Metastatic prostate cancer found within the hernia sac contents is a rare clinical manifestation. We report a 64-year-old male patient who presented with rare clinical features of prostate cancer. A focal metastasis of prostate cancer was incidentally found in an incised inguinal hernia sac 5 years after radical prostatectomy. The serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level remained undetectable (<0.01 ng/mL) prior to herniorrhaphy without any adjuvant therapy. In addition, serial studies performed right after herniorrhaphy disclosed no evidence of overt clinical metastasis. However, his serum PSA level started rising 12 months later and bladder invasion as well as a mass in the cul-de-sac was identified subsequently. The serum PSA level was 2.45 ng/mL at his latest visit, which was 5 years after herniorrhaphy. This case implies that physicians should be more alert in patients with a low preoperative serum PSA level during the period of follow-up. Both serum PSA and digital rectal examination may be important in patients with low preoperative PSA level after radical prostatectomy.
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PMID:Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma in an inguinal hernia sac in a patient with undetectable serum prostate specific antigen level. 1756 75

In this study we evaluate the oncological and functional results of the largest cohort of patients in China treated by laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and with at least 3 years of follow-up. 126 inconsecutive patients (range 56-78 years, median 62.5) who had an LRP were retrospectively analyzed. The mean prostate specific antigen level and Gleason score was 13.4 ng mL(-1) and 6.4, respectively. Twenty-seven patients had unilateral or bilateral nerve preservation and 29 had pelvic lymphadenectomy. Multivariate analysis was used to adjust for differences in clinical and pathological features when comparing the risk for biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS). Urinary continence was assessed by incontinence questionnaire and erectile function by the Sexual Health Inventory for Men score. The mean operative duration was 250 min and blood loss 354 mL. Five patients received blood transfusion and nine had complications, including rectal injury (two), ureteral injury (one), active bleeding (one), bladder neck stenosis (two), paralytic ileus (one), subcutaneous hematoma (one) and port-site hernia (one). The overall positive surgical margin rate was 20.6% and correlated with pathological stage and Gleason score respectively (P = 0.03, P < 0.001 respectively). All patients had >or= 3 years of follow-up (range 3-6.75 years, mean 4.6, median 4.75). At 3 years of follow-up, the overall survival rate was 100% and the bPFS was 81.0% in all patients; 124 patients (98.4%) were continent; 22 of 27 patients (81.5%) who underwent nerve preservation retained erectile function. Our series confirms that LRP is an effective, safe and precise technique at Chinese institution.
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PMID:Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: oncological and functional results of 126 patients with a minimum 3-year follow-up at a single Chinese institute. 1964 35

A 72-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer and high prostate specific antigen levels underwent 99mtechnetium-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT), to identify bone metastasis. The patient possessed no previous history of serious illnesses or surgical procedures and no family history of malignancies. A whole-body CT scan revealed an intense MDP uptake in the right inguinal region on the anterior view, but not in the posterior view, which was suspected to be a metastatic lesion. However, there was no evidence of bone metastasis on the CT scan. In addition, an increased 99mTc-MDP uptake was indicated on the SPECT images in the right inguinal region, which appeared to be separate from the main bladder activity. CT images of the pelvis revealed an inferior tongue-like extension of the bladder into the right inguinal region. Fused SPECT/CT axial images indicated the circular accumulation of the 99mTc-MDP in the medial right groin, with well-defined walls that connected the accumulation to the bladder. The final diagnosis was a bladder hernia (T2N0M0), which may have been responsible for the misdiagnosis of bone metastasis due to the use of radiopharmaceuticals (99mTc-MDP) that were mainly excreted through urination. Considering the comprehensive situation of the patient, radical prostatectomy was performed. The bladder hernia was subsequently monitored by follow-up examination every 3 months, and remains alive and under follow-up to date.
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PMID:99mTc-MDP uptake in SPECT/CT by a bladder hernia simulating inguinal metastasis: A case report. 2689 49

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Men are diagnosed at early stages of prostate cancer with the use of prostate specific antigen. Surgical removal of the prostate is the standard treatment in localized prostate cancer. Complications after surgical procedures are inevitable. Although robotic prostatectomy has resulted in decreased complications compared to open surgery, complications occur. After an uneventful robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in a 71-year-old gentleman, with history of chronic cough and continued low dose glucocorticoid use, the patient returned to hospital with complain of a tender abdominal mass in right lower quadrant. After performing a computed tomography of the contrast, a Spigelian type trocar hernia was noted. The patient underwent a laparoscopic diagnostic surgery followed by small bowel resection and abdominal wall defect repair. The patient was discharged home with no other complains.
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PMID:Abdominal Mass After Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Spigelian Type Trocar Hernia. 2887 3