Multiple cranial nerve palsies as the presenting features of prostate carcinoma.
Cranial nerve palsies have previously been reported in metastatic prostate carcinoma, usually occurring late in the course of the disease. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man whose diagnosis of prostate cancer was made following investigation of multiple cranial nerve palsies.
Mitchell
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand. dmmitchell@doctors.org.uk
Wynne
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Cowan
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed