TY - JOUR
T1 - Cystic prostate metastases to the brain parenchyma
T2 - Report of two cases and review of the literature
AU - Tsai, Vivian
AU - Kim, Sam
AU - Clatterbuck, Richard E.
AU - Ewend, Matthew G.
AU - Olivi, Alessandro
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Prostate carcinoma is among the leading causes of cancer death for American men. Intracranial metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma are unusual, and cystic metastases are rare. Two cases of cystic intraparenchymal metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma are reported. Our comprehensive literature review revealed that prostatic adenocarcinoma metastases are rarely diagnosed antemortem. If these lesions are detected early and treated with surgery and radiation therapy, survival time for patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma may be increased; however, given the rarity of these cases, routine CNS imaging of men with metastatic prostate cancer does not seem warranted.
AB - Prostate carcinoma is among the leading causes of cancer death for American men. Intracranial metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma are unusual, and cystic metastases are rare. Two cases of cystic intraparenchymal metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma are reported. Our comprehensive literature review revealed that prostatic adenocarcinoma metastases are rarely diagnosed antemortem. If these lesions are detected early and treated with surgery and radiation therapy, survival time for patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma may be increased; however, given the rarity of these cases, routine CNS imaging of men with metastatic prostate cancer does not seem warranted.
KW - Brain metastasis
KW - Cystic lesion
KW - Prostate adenocarcinoma
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1010606427945
DO - 10.1023/A:1010606427945
M3 - Article
C2 - 11386414
AN - SCOPUS:0035036973
SN - 0167-594X
VL - 51
SP - 167
EP - 173
JO - Journal of neuro-oncology
JF - Journal of neuro-oncology
IS - 2
ER -