Unusual Presentation of Prostate Adenocarcinoma: Collet-Sicard Syndrome with Dysfunctions of Cranial Nerves VII and VIII
ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.37, no.2, pp.69-71, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 37 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.5152/etd.2015.3934
- Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.69-71
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Collet-Sicard syndrome is characterized by the unilateral paralysis of cranial nerves IX-XII. The most common cause is an extradural tumor in the posterior fossa. This syndrome may occasionally occur because of distant metastases. Collet-Sicard syndrome which results from metastatic prostate carcinoma is very rare. A review of the English literature showed that this is the second report of metastatic prostate carcinoma with Collet-Sicard syndrome and dysfunctions of cranial nerves VII and VIII. On the other hand, this is the first report of a patient with prostate carcinoma who initially presented with Collet-Sicard syndrome and showed dysfunctions of cranial nerves VII and VIII.