Cystic brain metastasis from prostate cancer: A case report and literature review
Parenchymal brain metastases from prostate cancer are rare and mostly appear in the terminal phase of the disease. Here, we report a case of cystic cerebral metastases in patient with prostate adenocarcinoma. This patient presented with one large parietal polycystic tumor and three other suspicious-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Urology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020301078 |
Summary: | Parenchymal brain metastases from prostate cancer are rare and mostly appear in the terminal phase of the disease. Here, we report a case of cystic cerebral metastases in patient with prostate adenocarcinoma. This patient presented with one large parietal polycystic tumor and three other suspicious-looking nodular lesions as shown on magnetic resonance imaging. This is the twelfth reported case of prostatic brain metastasis occurring as a cystic intraparenchymal tumor in the literature. |
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ISSN: | 2214-4420 |