Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma-diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage and tumour marker determination

A Verstraeten; M C Sault; B Wallaert; P Lemonnier; B Gosselin; A B Tonnel

Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma-diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage and tumour marker determination

Eur Respir J. 1991 Nov;4(10):1296-8.

Authors

A Verstraeten¹, M C Sault, B Wallaert, P Lemonnier, B Gosselin, A B Tonnel

Affiliation

¹ Département de Pneumologie, Service de Cytologie et Anatomie pathologique, Hôpital Calmette, Lille, France.

PMID: 1725158

Abstract

We report a patient who presented with a diffuse interstitial lung disease in whom clinical and radiologic investigation led to the suspicion of lymphangitis carcinomatosa. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed and revealed the presence of prostatic specific antigen (PSA) positive cells. A prostatic needle aspiration confirmed the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. This case demonstrates the value of tumour marker determination in BAL.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Antigens, Neoplasm / analysis*
Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Male
Middle Aged
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

Antigens, Neoplasm
Biomarkers, Tumor
Prostate-Specific Antigen