Cerebellar metastasis of ovarian cancer: a case report

Background Ovarian cancer is metastatic at presentation in about 62% of cases, but brain metastases are rare, reported in 3.3–4% of patients. Brain metastasis seems to be more frequent in advanced stages at diagnosis and in patients with BRCA1/2 mutation. Case presentation We present a case of a 47-year-old Caucasian woman, BRCA wild type, with an ovarian cancer that started with single cerebellar metastasis. Conclusion Brain metastases in ovarian cancer are rare and complex for diagnosis and management. This case focuses both on diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing the importance of a multimodal approach in a multidisciplinary team..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical case reports - 17(2023), 1 vom: 19. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cabitza, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Pirola, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Baldessari, Cinzia [VerfasserIn]
Bernardelli, Giuditta [VerfasserIn]
Zunarelli, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Pipitone, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Maria Giuseppa [VerfasserIn]
Nasso, Cecilia [VerfasserIn]
Molinaro, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Oltrecolli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
D’Agostino, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Mandato, Vincenzo Dario [VerfasserIn]
Palicelli, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Dominici, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Sabbatini, Roberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain metastasis
Case report
Multimodal approach
Ovarian cancer
PARP inhibitor

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© The Author(s) 2023

doi:

10.1186/s13256-023-04211-6

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SPR054137438