Prostatic cancer presenting as dysphagia.
Neurological dysfunction from base of skull metastasis of prostate cancer is rare. In this case, dysphagia was the presenting symptom and relief occurred after orchidectomy. Improvement of neurological symptoms usually occurs only after local radiotherapy.
Department of Urology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, Wales.
J S
JS
Green
A
A
Tomkinson
S S
SS
Matanhelia
W B
WB
Peeling
D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*