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ArticleCureus2023

Unusual Presentation of Prostate Cancer: A Case Report.

Mariana Pinto, José Diez Carvalho, Gonçalo Magalhães, Sílvia Gomes, Filipa Figueiredo

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mariana PintoFamily and Community Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Infante D. Henrique (Family Health Unit Infante D. Henrique), Viseu, PRT.
José Diez CarvalhoFamily and Community Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Infante D. Henrique (Family Health Unit Infante D. Henrique), Viseu, PRT.
Gonçalo MagalhãesFamily and Community Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Infante D. Henrique (Family Health Unit Infante D. Henrique), Viseu, PRT.
Sílvia GomesFamily and Community Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Infante D. Henrique (Family Health Unit Infante D. Henrique), Viseu, PRT.
Filipa FigueiredoFamily and Community Medicine, Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Coração da Beira (Family Health Unit Coração da Beira), Canas de Senhorim, PRT.
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second-most common malignancy in males. Despite more frequently metastasizing to the bone, regional lymph nodes, and liver, the brain can also be affected. These metastases can simulate meningiomas, making the diagnosis more difficult. Here, we report the case of a 62-year-old male with a sudden onset of confusion and dysarthria with spontaneous resolution but amnesia for the event. On a neurological exam, the patient had left exophthalmos and palpebral ptosis. He was referred to the emergency room, where he underwent a cranioencephalic CT, which revealed a left anterior temporal lesion with adjacent edema suggestive of meningioma, later confirmed by an MRI. Due to the worsening of the symptoms and an increase in the size of the lesion, total resection was proposed. The anatomopathological study revealed a poorly differentiated carcinoma. To study the primary tumor, a CT of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis; a spine MRI; and a complementary study with prostate-specific antigen were requested. These studies revealed a prostate adenocarcinoma with brain and bone metastases. After the diagnosis, the patient underwent hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and palliative radiotherapy.

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adenocarcinomabrain metastasesmeningiomaprimary healthcare servicesprostate cancer

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PMID38161557
PMCPMC10757747
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