08-10-2011, 11:36 AM
A 61-year-old man with a past medical history of cancer presents with a 2-week history of constant and severe headaches. He also notes changes in his vision associated with the headaches. Physical examination shows a healing ecchymotic lesion on the right forearm, papilledema in the left eye, a right-sided pronator drift, and weakness of the right arm. The diagnosis of an intracranial hemorrhage is confirmed with CT of the head. Which of the following cancers is most likely to have resulted in this patient’s presentation?
(A) Angiosarcoma
(B) Basal cell carcinoma
© Colorectal carcinoma
(D) Melanoma
(E) Prostate cancer
(A) Angiosarcoma
(B) Basal cell carcinoma
© Colorectal carcinoma
(D) Melanoma
(E) Prostate cancer