Intracranial metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma simulating a meningioma

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 497-500

  Lath, C O ^a   Khanna, P C ^b,d   Gadewar, S ^c   Patkar, D P ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Thane Scan Center   (India)

^d 1211 B Everest Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Extra axial metastasis; Intracranial; Intracranial meningioma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostatic adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644877268     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01473.x     Document Type: Article

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