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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 292-294 |
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Brachial plexopathy in carcinoma of the prostate: An uncommon presentation of a common malignancy
C Danny Darlington
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
C Danny Darlington
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
India
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DOI: 10.4103/iju.IJU_143_18
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Neurological presentation is rare in carcinoma prostate. Brachial plexopathy as the only manifestation of carcinoma prostate is very rare and has not been previously reported. We report an 88-year-old man who presented with new-onset paralysis of the right hand. Digital rectal examination revealed a hard, enlarged prostate and biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma of the prostate with a Gleason score of 7 (4 + 3) with perineural invasion. Computed tomography of the neck showed osteoblastic secondaries involving C6, C7, and T1 vertebrae with a paravertebral soft-tissue mass involving the right foramina of C6, C7, and T1 vertebra. The patient succumbed to the disease despite complete androgen blockade. |
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