Intraventricular brain mass causing obstructive hydrocephalus: A rare location of prostate cancer metastasis
Prostate cancer (PCa) metastasis to the brain is rare. When it does metastasize to the brain, it typically presents as a dural-based lesion. Generally, intraparenchymal metastasis indicates diffuse disease, which often carries a poor prognosis, and is typically discovered post-mortally. In the prese...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920305855 |
| Summary: | Prostate cancer (PCa) metastasis to the brain is rare. When it does metastasize to the brain, it typically presents as a dural-based lesion. Generally, intraparenchymal metastasis indicates diffuse disease, which often carries a poor prognosis, and is typically discovered post-mortally. In the present case, we report a very rare occurrence of metastasis of PCa to the intraventricular space of the brain in a patient with a complex multimodal treatment history. With continued advances in cancer therapy, prolonged survival will result in more complex presentations of metastatic PCa to the brain, requiring unique management strategies. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-7519 |