title: Acute bilateral ophthalmoplegia secondary to metastatic prostatic carcinoma. Demonstration on magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We report an unusual case of acute bilateral ophthalmoplegia secondary to bilateral cavernous sinus metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. The lesion was demonstrated with magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gujral
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects