Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate presenting as a solitary cystic brain mass.
Citation: Radiology Case Reports. 17(12):4652-4655, 2022 Dec.PMID: 36204415Institution: MedStar Union Memorial HospitalDepartment: Internal Medicine Kumar | Internal Medicine Residency | Medicine | Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Case ReportsSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022ISSN:- 1930-0433
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Carcinoma prostate is the second most common cancer in men after skin cancer. It is the most common visceral malignancy in the United States of America. Like any other cancerous lesion, it has the propensity to metastasize to any part of the body; the most common locations being bones, lymph nodes, liver, and thoracic organs. However, it rarely metastasizes to the brain. It is even rarer for brain metastases to manifest as cystic lesions. We describe an unusual case of a metastatic prostate carcinoma presenting as a cystic brain mass. Copyright © 2022 The Authors.
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