Cerebral metastasis of a uterine leiomyosarcoma - Case report

Ziyal I., Musluman M., Bejjani G., Tanik C., Turkmen C., Aydin Y.

NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, vol.39, no.3, pp.238-241, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.2176/nmc.39.238
  • Journal Name: NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.238-241
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

38-year-old female presented with sudden neurological deterioration 6 years after an operation and chemotherapy for uterine leiomyosarcoma. An extremely rare metastasis of the uterine leiomyosarcoma to the brain was identified and totally resected. Whole brain irradiation (50 Gy) was given. A recurrence of the metastasis was resected 10 weeks later. She ultimately died of a second recurrence. Aggressive surgical management of cerebral metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma may achieve an improved outcome.