Adenocarcinoma of prostate presenting as brain metastasis.
The diagnosis of brain metastasis from prostate carcinoma is rarely made antemortem, and has previously been reported only in patients with known extensive metastatic disease of long duration. A case of adenocarcinoma of the prostate presenting as a brain metastasis is described. Current concepts of metastatic spread of prostate carcinoma are reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*