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 orde...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1988-03, Vol.46 (1), p.73
Main Authors: Salomão, J F, Lima, Y M, Leibinger, R D, Ribas, A C
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Aged
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Meningioma - secondary
Prostatic Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0004-282X