title: [Cranial metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate simulating parasagittal meningioma].
abstract: The authors report the case of a 69 year-old man in whom X-Ray, CT and angiography findings typical for a parietal parasagittal meningioma were caused by cranial metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. The authors stress the importance of the correct interpretation of the clinical features in order to achieve a correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Neurocirurgia, Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, INAMPS, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Leibinger
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ribas
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000556:secondary*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Metástase craniana de adenocarcinoma de próstata simulando meningioma parassagital.