Metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma simulating a falx meningioma.
A 56-year-old man, with known metastatic carcinoma of the prostate, presented with a single Jacksonian seizure. Examination revealed a tumor of the falx cerebri which demonstrated many characteristics of a meningioma. Although exceedingly rare, the tumor proved to be a meningeal metastasis of the prostatic adenocarcinoma. The relevant literature is reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*