title: [Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for cerebellar metastasis from ovarian adenocarcinoma].
abstract: A 54-year-old woman with cerebellar metastasis from ovarian adenocarcinoma was reported. Two years before admission, she underwent 7 courses of CAP therapy (cisplatin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide) for ovarian cancer. On admission, no extracranial tumor was noticed. After the removal of a cerebellar tumor, she was treated by combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide. Her serum level of CA-125, which was still high after surgery, decreased to the normal level following chemotherapy. Chemotherapy was repeated six times, and no recurrence was noticed 1 year after surgery. Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide was considered effective in the treatment of intracranial metastasis from ovarian cancer.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Minamata City Medical Center.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kochi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korematsu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ushio
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin