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Brain metastases: a rare initial presentation of prostate cancer

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Although brain metastases are common in cancer patients, carcinoma of the prostate rarely metastasizes to the brain. Cerebral metastases as an initial clinical presentation of prostate carcinoma are extremely rare. We report a patient, who presented with confusion and behavioral changes. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large right temporal lobe lesion. The pathological diagnosis of the tumor was consistent with metastatic prostate carcinoma. Further evaluation revealed widespread bony metastases by technetium 99 bone scan and high level of prostate-specific antigen.

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  1. Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, P.O. Box 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Tal Grenader, Alexander Lossos & Mark Wygoda

  2. Department of Medicine, Sha’are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Linda Shavit

  3. Department of Pathology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

    Galina Pizov

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Correspondence to Tal Grenader.

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Grenader, T., Shavit, L., Lossos, A. et al. Brain metastases: a rare initial presentation of prostate cancer. Int Urol Nephrol 39, 537–539 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-006-9065-x

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