title: Brain metastasis as an initial manifestation of ovarian carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: Brain metastasis is a rare and late manifestation of ovarian carcinoma. A 30-year-old woman initially presenting with neurologic symptoms was later found to have mucinous ovarian carcinoma. The patient had a 6 cm adnexal mass with multiple millimetric brain metastatic lesions. Following a surgical staging laparotomy procedure, the patient received brain irradiation and systemic chemotherapy.
authors: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Zafer Selçuk
authors: ZS
authors: Tuncer
authors: Gokhan
authors: G
authors: Boyraz
authors: Aslıhan
authors: A
authors: Yazıcıoğlu
authors: Ilker
authors: I
authors: Selcuk
authors: Senem Özge
authors: SÖ
authors: Yücel