title: Multiple intracranial metastases from a gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
abstract: Intracranial metastases are rare from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). We report a 60-year-old male with a history of stomach GIST who presented with ataxia 2.5 years after a partial gastrectomy. MRI revealed enhancing masses in the cerebellum and frontal lobe. A suboccipital craniotomy revealed metastatic GIST. With subsequent radiosurgical boost to the resection cavity and frontal lobe lesion, the patient is doing well 15 months postoperatively. To our knowledge, this is one of only a few reports on cerebral GIST metastases from the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8631 W. Third Street, Suite 800E, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. doniel.drazin@cshs.org
authors.forename: Doniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drazin
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spitler
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeswani
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shirzadi
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bannykh
authors.forename: Chirag
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patil
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*