Brain metastasis from ovarian cancer: case report and review of the literature

Med Oncol. 2012 Jun;29(2):1250-2. doi: 10.1007/s12032-011-9876-1. Epub 2011 Mar 6.

Abstract

We present an 80-year-old lady with a history of ovarian cancer, who manifested with seizure and left upper extremity weakness. The imaging revealed a multilobulated mass within right parietal lobe. She underwent surgical resection and the pathology was compatible with metastasis from ovarian adenocarcinoma. She received a whole brain radiation therapy and she has been in remission for more than 2 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Cranial Irradiation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy
  • Remission Induction
  • Seizures / diagnosis
  • Seizures / etiology