학술논문

Tri‐modality therapy with i‐125 brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy, and short‐term hormone therapy for high‐risk prostate cancer after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
IJU Case Reports. July 2022, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p223, 227 p.
Subject
Care and treatment
Risk factors
Health aspects
Rare earth metal compounds -- Health aspects
Brachytherapy -- Health aspects
Prostate specific antigen -- Health aspects
Prostate cancer -- Risk factors -- Care and treatment
Laser surgery -- Health aspects
Prostate-specific antigen -- Health aspects
Lasers in surgery -- Health aspects
Radioisotope brachytherapy -- Health aspects
Language
English
Abstract
Abbreviations & Acronyms Keynote message Tri‐modality therapy, including brachytherapy post‐holmium laser enucleation, was safe with no recurrence of high‐risk prostate cancer. Tri‐modality therapy, including brachytherapy, is effective for high‐risk cases. [...]
Introduction: We present tri‐modality therapy with i‐125 brachytherapy for high‐risk prostate cancer after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate. Case presentation: A 75‐year‐old man had visited our hospital with complaints of dysuria. Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate was performed for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The resected histopathological prostate tissue showed malignancy (Gleason score: 3 + 3 = 6). Two years thereafter, Gleason score progressed (4 + 5 = 9) concomitantly with increased prostate‐specific antigen levels. Therefore, tri‐modality therapy, including brachytherapy, was applied. Combined androgen blockade therapy was conducted over a 9‐month period. One month after brachytherapy, external beam radiation was performed. Conclusion: Brachytherapy following transurethral prostate surgery is relatively contraindicated because of increased adverse urethral event frequency and seed placement difficulties. A tri‐modality therapy, including brachytherapy, was implemented without any major problems in this patient with high‐risk prostate cancer after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, following which he had a favorable prognosis without recurrence for 6 years.