Sphenoid wing metastasis of prostate cancer: a rare case

Abstract

A sphenoid metastasis of prostate cancer is an extremely rare entity and it is not an expected finding especially in the first presentation. It is difficult to demonstrate the metastasis on skull base. Sometimes, it may cause neurological and vision problems, and can be easily omitted by clinician. When prostate carcinoma is accompanied by neurological and vision problems, one should keep in mind that these may be related to intracranial metastasis, and should perform necessary imaging studies. Patients with symptoms related to intracranial metastasis can take receive palliative radiotherapy but prognosis is generally poor. In this report, we discussed a 75 years-old patient with prostate cancer and sphenoid metastasis under the light of current literature. Keywords: prostate cancer, sphenoid bone, metastasis