Radiology case of the month. Progressive slurring of speech and difficulty reading in a 62-year-old male. Final diagnosis: Metastatic small cell cancer of the prostate gland.

ABSTRACT

A 62-year-old male with controlled hypertension, coronary artery disease, and borderline diabetes presented to the emergency room after experiencing a gradual one-month progression of slurring of speech and difficulty reading. The patient maintained his vital signs throughout his ambulance ride to the hospital and was clinically stable at time of arrival to the emergency department.