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Multiple cranial nerve palsies as the presenting features of prostate carcinoma
Author(s) -
Mitchell DM,
Wynne CJ,
Cowan I
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01943.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , prostate cancer , prostate carcinoma , carcinoma , disease , cranial nerves , paralysis , radiology , surgery , cancer , pathology
Summary Cranial nerve palsies have previously been reported in metastatic prostate carcinoma, usually occurring late in the course of the disease. We describe the case of a 55‐year‐old man whose diagnosis of prostate cancer was made following investigation of multiple cranial nerve palsies.