Osteoblastic skull metastasis invading the brain

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert , 28 Mar 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 24 Nov 2022
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 70 to 70 years.
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Prostate cancer, in spite of its distant location, is the second most common primary tumour metastasising to the skull. Invasion beyond the dural border into the neuroaxis is however extremely rare.

  • -<p>Prostate cancer, in spite of its distant location, is the second most common primary tumour metastasising to the skull. Invasion beyond the dural border into the neuroaxis is however extremely rare.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/prostate-cancer-3" title="Prostate cancer">Prostate cancer</a>, in spite of its distant location, is the second most common primary tumour metastasising to the skull. Invasion beyond the dural border into the neuroaxis is however extremely rare.</p>

Systems changed:

  • Oncology

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Tc 99m DPD99mTc-DPD scan
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Image Nuclear medicine ( update )

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