Sixth nerve palsy as the initial presenting sign of metastatic prostate cancer. A case report and review of the literature.
Cranial nerve palsies secondary to metastatic prostate cancer are uncommon occurrences. Usually appearing late in the course of the disease, they are associated with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 71-year-old man who initially complained of diplopia and was found to have a right sixth nerve palsy and hyperdeviation caused by a mass in the clivus. Biopsy of the mass and extensive systemic workup revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland.
O'Boyle
J E
JE
Department of Surgery, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045.
Gardner
T A
TA
Oliva
A
A
Enzenauer
R W
RW
D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*