A 72-year-old man with a family history of prostate cancer and initial diagnosis of favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer via biopsy in 2017 elected for active surveillance. Two years later, he underwent prostate biopsy showing intermediate-risk cT1c Nx Mx lesion with Gleason score 3 + 4 = 7 (5 core positive). Transrectal ultrasound showed a prostate volume 28 mL, and the prostate-specific antigen was 8.1. Patient elected to proceed with combination radiation therapy and androgen deprivation therapy.
Clinical nuclear medicine. 2020 May 11 [Epub ahead of print]
Jason Chiang, Jonathan P Gershenson, Michael S Lewis, Kiarash Vahidi, Gholam R Berenji
From the Department of Radiology, UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital, Los Angeles., Departments of Nuclear Medicine., Pathology., Radiology, VA Greater Los Angeles HealthCare System, California.