Cerebellous metastases in patients with uterine cervical cancer. Two cases reports and review of the literature.
Brain metastases from cervical cancer are extremely rare. We report on two patients who developed cerebellous metastases following uterine cervical cancer. The interval between diagnosis of the primary cancer and diagnosis of brain metastasis was 8 months. The main complaint was symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and cerebellous syndrome. Surgical excision of the brain lesion followed by radiation therapy was performed in the first case. The second patient received palliative radiation therapy. The first patient died 8 months after diagnosis. The second patient is alive 2 months after diagnosis.
Omari-Alaoui
H El
HE
Department of Radiation therapy, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco. omari_alaoui@yahoo.fr
Gaye
P M
PM
Kebdani
T
T
El Ghazi
E
E
Benjaafar
N
N
Mansouri
A
A
Errihani
H
H
Kettani
F
F
El Ouahabi
A
A
El Gueddari
B K
BK
D000368:Aged; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D020362:Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*