Brain metastases: A rare initial presentation of prostate cancer

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 537-539

  Grenader, Tal ^a   Shavit, Linda ^b   Lossos, Alexander ^a   Pizov, Galina ^a   Wygoda, Mark ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BICALUTAMIDE; CLOPIDOGREL; DEXAMETHASONE; ENALAPRIL; GOSERELIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; PHENYTOIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SOTALOL; TECHNETIUM 99M; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GOUT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447306856     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9065-x     Document Type: Article

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