Adenocarcinoma of the prostate metastasizing to the parietal bone

Dr.B.V.Rama reddy; Dr.B.V.V.D.Kiranmayi; Dr.P.Sreedevi; Dr.P.Satyanarayana rao

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

Adenocarcinoma of the prostate metastasizing to the parietal bone

Dr. B. V. Rama Reddy, Dr. B. V. V. D. Kiranmayi, Dr. P. Sreedevi, Dr. P. Satyanarayana Rao

Abstract :

Carcinoma of the prostate metastasis to the axial skeleton occours some times in patients with advanced disease causing morbidity and mortality.Brain is also a common site of metastasis, but involvement of the parietal bones of the skull is unusual. Metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma was seen in our patient.It is a rare case and the report is intended to alert the readers regarding this rare site of metastasis.