title: Ovarian carcinoma preceded by cerebral metastasis: review of the literature.
abstract: A patient with an asymptomatic primary ovarian carcinoma preceded several months before by a solitary intracranial metastasis is reported. The rarity of this phenomenon, the therapeutic experience in this patient, and the possible mechanism of spread are discussed. Also, a review of the literature is made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Izquierdo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ojeda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pallarés
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Matias-Guiu
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors