Local failure after definitive radiation treatment of lymph-node positive prostate cancer: supporting the use of novel imaging techniques to personalize treatment options.

Abstract

Patients with lymph-node positive prostate cancer are often treated with external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy1, but are expected to have a high rate of biochemical failure. Recently, MRI and molecular imaging have afforded the opportunity to elucidate otherwise occult sites of recurrence after conventional imaging. We present an unusual case of local failure within the prostate after definitive radiation treatment of lymph-node positive prostate cancer, in which advanced imaging allowed for a potentially curative salvage treatment option.

• Authors: Avinash R Chaurasia, Clayton P Smith, Peter Pinto, Bradford Wood, Erica Schott, Theresa Cooley-Zgela, Ravi Madan, Liza Lindenberg, Esther Mena, Peter Choyke, Deborah Citrin, Baris Turkbey
• Journal: BJR case reports (BJR Case Rep) Vol. 6 Issue 3 Pg. 20200001 (Sep 01 2020) ISSN: 2055-7159 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32922840 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: © 2020 The Authors. Published by the British Institute of Radiology.