[Long-term survival of stage D2 prostatic carcinoma patient treated with total cysto-prostatectomy: a case report]

A 52-year-old male was admitted to this hospital as stage D2 prostatic carcinoma. He had been previously treated with transurethral resection of prostate and hormonal therapy. Rectal examination revealed the prostate bigger than a hen-egg with stony-hard nodules. Both whole body bone X-ray and bone scintigram showed multiple bone metastasis. Total cysto-prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection were performed because the patient was relatively young, was in good general status and the tumor was not sensitive to hormonal therapy. In addition, he was expected to have obstructive uropathy soon and the reported results of radiotherapy for local control of advanced prostate cancer were unsatisfactory. He was followed by bone X-ray and bone scintigram every six months. Osteoplastic area diminished in size and hot lesions in bone scintigram disappeared gradually. The patient is very active in his daily life without evidence of local recurrence or new metastasis more than seven years after operation. The validity of mass reduction surgery for hormone-resistant stage D2 prostatic carcinoma is discussed.