ReviewHead and neck pathology2012
Metastasis of occult prostatic carcinoma to the sphenoid sinus: report of a rare case and a review of the literature.
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- Metastasis to Paranasal Sinuses from Carcinoma of Prostate: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.Case reports in otolaryngology · 2018Article
- Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Due to Metastasis of Prostatic Cancer to the Cavernous Sinus.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2016Article
- Sphenoid sinus metastasis as the presenting manifestation of a prostatic adenocarcinoma: case report and overview of the literature.Case reports in oncological medicine · 2012Article
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of a Solitary Metachronous Sphenoid Metastasis from Renal Cell Cancer: A Case Report.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
We present a case (55-year-old) with a metastasis to the sphenoid sinus from an occult prostatic adenocarcinoma as the first evidence of disease. The patient's symptoms were progressive left-sided headache of a few months duration and a 2-week history of blurred vision with diplopia. Clinical examination revealed a left cranial nerve III palsy and ptosis. A computed tomography scan showed a 2 cm large, well delineated soft tissue lesion involving the left sphenoid sinus and extending to the left cavernous sinus with sclerosis of the adjacent sphenoid bone. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma that was positive for prostate specific antigen (PSA) and broad-spectrum cytokeratins (Cam 5.2). Subsequent urological examination confirmed a locally advanced prostatic carcinoma with significantly increased serum-PSA (4,561 μg/l) and bone scintigraphy showed widespread metastasis.
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