Carcinoma of prostate presenting as intracranial tumor with multiple cranial nerve palsies

Carcinoma of the prostate is one of the commonest of cancers occurring in men over the age of fifty years. A small focus of cancer in the prostate can be active biologically and give rise to metastases without producing any symptoms of bladder neck obstruction. In such cases, the attention may be directed away from the prostate. A review of literature reveals that practically no organ in the body is exempt from metastasis from a carcinoma of the prostate. A routine rectal examination and if necessary a biopsy of the prostate should not be omitted in any patient beyond the age of fifty years. A case of carcinoma of prostate presenting as an intracranial tumor causing multiple cranial nerve palsies is presented. This is the first report of such a case.