An Unusual Case of Prostate Carcinoma With Metastasis to the Iliopsoas Muscle and Nerve Root Impingement
Open Access
- 9 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cureus
- Vol. 13 (7)
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16286
Abstract
The majority of prostate cancer cases carry a favorable prognosis due to various screening protocols and the progression of surgical/medical techniques. Prostate cancers that metastasize to the skeletal system bear worse five-year survival rates as they are indicative of widespread dissemination. There are very few cases of prostate cancer invading the iliopsoas muscle described in the medical literature. Here, we present the case of a 61-year-old male who was diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bones and iliopsoas muscle. Given the advanced presentation of his disease, the patient underwent a prostate biopsy. He was initiated on bicalutamide and transitioned to leuprolide and docetaxel with eventual radiation therapy.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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