Brain metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma

Brain metastases of prostate adenocarcinoma are rare. We report a case of brain metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma 15 months after the diagnosis of the primary tumour. The patient had headache and one solitary metastasis upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The biopsy performed showed metasta...

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Published inClinical & translational oncology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 63 - 64
Main Authors Castro Gómez, José Enrique, Anido Herranz, Urbano, Carballo Castro, Ana, Gómez Caamaño, Antonio, León Mateos, Luis A., Porto Vázquez, Carmen, López López, Rafael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milan Springer Milan 2009
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Adenocarcinoma - therapy
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Brain Neoplasms - therapy
Cardiomyopathies - complications
Case Reports
Combined Modality Therapy
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Prostatic Neoplasms - complications
Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Radiotherapy
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Adenocarcinoma
Prostate
Brain metastases
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Summary:Brain metastases of prostate adenocarcinoma are rare. We report a case of brain metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma 15 months after the diagnosis of the primary tumour. The patient had headache and one solitary metastasis upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The biopsy performed showed metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma. He was treated with surgery and cranial irradiation.
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ISSN:1699-048X
1699-3055
DOI:10.1007/s12094-009-0313-2