If prostate cancer spreads

Cancer cells can spread from the prostate to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.

Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your healthcare team plan your treatment and future care. If prostate cancer spreads, it can spread to the:

• bladder
• urethra
• ejaculatory ducts (the ducts that run from the seminal vesicles to the part of the urethra that passes through the prostate)
• seminal vesicles (the glands on each side of the prostate)
• rectum
• pelvic wall
• lymph nodes in the pelvis
• lymph nodes outside the pelvis
• bones
• lungs
• liver
• brain