[Cranial metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate simulating parasagittal meningioma].
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.
Salomão
J F
JF
Servico de Neurocirurgia, Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, INAMPS, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Lima
Y M
YM
Leibinger
R D
RD
Ribas
A C
AC
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
Metástase craniana de adenocarcinoma de próstata simulando meningioma parassagital.