title: Single cerebral metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Single cases are described in 50% of reported intracranial metastases. Single cerebral metastasis from colorectal adenocarcinoma is not very common, with a frequency varying between 0.5% and 1%. In our institute between 1960 and 2000, 44 patients affected by single metastasis from colorectal carcinoma were surgically treated. Surgical treatment with postoperative radiant therapy is necessary. These patients show improved quality of life, above all in relation to the maintenance of functional autonomy during the survival period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. gdandrea2002@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isidori
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caroli
authors.forename: Epimenio Ramundo
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome