Cerebral metastasis of endometrial carcinoma.
The case of a woman who died from cerebral metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the uterine corpus, clinical stage IA at the time of first referral, is described. Three months after preoperative endocavitary radiotherapy followed by radical surgery followed by postoperative radiotherapy, the 59-year-old patient developed neurological symptoms. A cerebral tumor was diagnosed and subsequently excised. Histology showed metastasis of an adenocarcinoma. The patient died 3 weeks after cranial surgery. Meticulous postmortem examination failed to reveal any other tumor besides the endometrial neoplasm. Comparative immunohistochemical examination of the primary tumor and the cerebral process supported the assertion that the brain metastasis derived from the adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. Literature reports on cerebral metastasis of endometrial carcinoma are discussed.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck University Hospital, Austria.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D007633:Keratins