Solitary cerebral metastasis from ovarian carcinoma: report of 4 cases.
Four cases of solitary cerebral metastasis from ovarian carcinoma are reported. Although systemic metastases from this type of tumor are frequent, they rarely affect the nervous system. From the 4 cases presented and a review of the literature, it appears that a better outcome may be obtained by a combined treatment of the cerebral metastasis, comprising surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Salvati
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Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Cervoni
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed