Open AccessA case report of prostate adenocarcinoma with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and intracerebral metastasis
Author(s) -
FazilatPanah Danial,
Ahmadi Nahid,
Moslemi Dariush,
Karimi Masoumeh,
Taji Alireza,
Dehghani Mansoureh,
Emadi Torghabeh Ali,
Keshtpour Amlashi Zahra,
Saghafi Mohammadreza,
Fatemi Maedeh Alsadat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5000
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostate , metastasis , adenocarcinoma , cancer , prostate carcinoma , oncology , pathology
Despite the fact that prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer in men, metastases to the central nervous system including leptomeningeal involvement by prostate carcinoma is a rare event. The prognosis of metastatic prostate cancer is very poor due to lack of CNS penetrating therapeutic agents.