Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 28, Issue 1 27-29, Copyright © 1998 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
S Ikeda, T Yamada, N Katsumata, K Hida, K Tanemura, R Tsunematu, K Ohmi, T Sonoda, H Ikeda and K Nomura
We report on eight patients who developed brain metastases following
uterine cervical cancer. The mean interval between diagnosis of the primary
cancer and diagnosis of the brain metastasis was 28.4 months (range:
6.1-61.8 months). Nausea and vomiting due to increased intracranial
pressure were the most frequent symptoms. Surgical excision of the brain
lesions, followed by postoperative radiotherapy, was performed in three
patients. The other five patients received only cranial radiotherapy. When
the metastatic brain lesions were detected, other distant metastatic
lesions were confirmed at the same time in five patients. The median
survival time after diagnosis of the brain metastases was only 3.0 months.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Cerebral metastasis in patients with uterine cervical cancer
Department of Gynecology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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