A Case of Cerebellar Metastases from Ovarian Carcinoma.

Ro, Duck Yeong; Kim, Yong Wook; Kim, Tae Eung; Lee, Hye Young; Chung, Dong Sup; Lee, An Hi

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(1):153-157.
Published online January 1, 2003.

A Case of Cerebellar Metastases from Ovarian Carcinoma.

Duck Yeong Ro, Yong Wook Kim, Tae Eung Kim, Hye Young Lee, Dong Sup Chung, An Hi Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

With the exception of choriocarcinoma, the central nervous system (CNS) is rarely associated with metastases from gynecological malignancy. Cerebral involvement in ovarian carcinoma is generally regarded as occurring in 1% of cases. Overall incidence of cerebellar metestases is 27% of CNS metastases. However higher rates have been reported following initial platinum-based chemotherapy. We experienced a cerebellar metastatic cancer patient treated with craniectomy and radiation therapy. So we report the case with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Cerebellar metastases, Ovarian carcinoma