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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2017; 12(04): 769-771
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.180933
Case Report

Calvarial-orbital metastasis of prostate carcinoma which was diagnosed with sixth cranial nerve palsy

Zühtü Ozbek
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir
,
Emre Özkara
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir
,
Deniz Arik
1   Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir
,
Metin Ant
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir
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Sixth nerve palsy is frequently due to infectious orbital lesions, trauma, elevated intracranial pressure, brainstem lesions, and vasculopathies. Here, we describe a rare cause of sixth cranial nerve (CN) palsy secondary to calvarial and orbital metastasis of prostate carcinoma. The diagnosis of the prostate carcinoma with sixth CN palsy is a very rare condition. A 66-year-old male patient presented with complaints of blurred vision, double vision, and inability to move outward in the right eye for 3 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right orbitocalvarial mass and the mass surgically removed completely. Pathologic findings were compatible with prostate adenocarcinoma metastasis. After surgical removal, significant improvement in sixth CN palsy was observed.

Key-words:

Calvarial - cranial nerve - metastasis - prostate


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Article published online:
20 September 2022

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