PROSTATE-CANCER MASQUERADING AS A ZYGOMATIC POSTTRAUMATIC MASS

A zygomatic mass is a rare occurrence, We describe a 52-year-old man w ith a zygomatic arch mass and a recent history of facial trauma, Findi ngs on a computed tomographic scan of the facial bones were interprete d as callus formation, consistent with fracture of the zygomatic arch, The level of the prostate-specific antigen was increased to 62.3 ng/m L, and a biopsy of a nodular prostate specimen revealed adenocarcinoma (Gleason sum, 3 + 4 = 7), Because the laboratory data, history, and f indings on physical examination did not correlate, we suspected a tumo r metastatic to the facial bones.