I have often heard the question “can prostate cancer spread to…?” and a body part. For instance can prostate cancer spread into the muscles? Or into the legs? Or into the throat? Well, the simple answer is yes, it can, through a process called metastasis, which is the later phase of this disease. The complicated answer is given through some knowledge on cancer in general, since prostate cancer is, after all, a cancer. So, can prostate cancer spread into muscles? Follow me:



To begin an evaluation of cancers we need more information related to this disease: - Causes that lead to its occurrence; - The stage where the disease is; - Prognostic factors.

In order to reach a better understanding of all details related to this disease and all aspects deriving from it, you need to know every detail of the above. The information can be obtained from the doctor or specialist handling the case. To obtain the full medical name of the disease, its staging process, as well as information about the type of cells affected and ultimately prognostic factors, some specific tests will be performed. Copies of the results of any investigations that you will make will be stored for subsequent evaluation.

If you choose to do some research on your condition, namely use special literature, this can be extremely useful both for finding general information and to discover the latest information strictly related to that form of cancer. Treatment of cancers of each type is adapted to the form and stage of the disease and is dependent on the body part where it started, the cancer cell type, etc..

Cancerous disease occurs due to uncontrolled division of certain cells with particular characteristics, thus causing the appearance of a tumor mass. These cells that start the uncontrolled division of cells are called primary. The cells that form the primary tumor can break free and enter the blood stream or lymph system causing the corruption of other areas, giving rise to secondary tumors - metastasis. The metastatic tumor cells in tumors are of the same type as those in the tumor of origin.

For example in malignant tumors of the colon there may especially occur liver metastases. These tumors and metastatic liver tumors must be clearly distinguished from primary liver tumors, for which there is a different therapeutic approach. Also there needs to be a difference made between metastatic bone tumors and primary bone tumors.

There are important differences that must be made even between tumors with the same starting point of body, differences in prognosis and treatment are important from one form to another. This differentiation will be made through explorations that will help to establish the exact type of cancer, with the goal of optimal therapeutic approach. Cancer diagnosis is a laborious process where, although it may be clear from the start that a cancer exists, elements will be determined to help set a clear diagnosis of cancer - the exact type and stage of evolution.

The exact type of cancer and pathological diagnosis can be known with precision only after examination by the pathologist through a tissue biopsy. There are however certain forms of cancer of some organs that may where we may suspect from the start the type of pathology present. For example, on prostate cancer, in the great majority of cases we meet with forms of adenocarcinoma and also in frequent cancers of the cervix we see carcinoma.