Brain metastasis from urachal carcinoma: the importance of locally aggressive treatment

Rare Tumors

Mathieu Latour¹  Daniel Taussky²  Pierre I. Karakiewicz³  Normand Blais⁴ 

[1] Department of Pathology, Service of the Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC;Department of Radiation Oncology, Urology and Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Montreal, QC;Department of Surgery, Urology and Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Montreal, QC;Hematology and Medical Oncology,Service of the Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC;

关键词: brain metastasis;    urachal carcinoma;    radiation;   

DOI  :  10.4081/rt.2012.e17

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We present the case of a 52 years old woman who developed multiple brain metastasis after cystectomy with anterior exenteration and chemotherapy. She received whole-brain radiotherapy with 20 gray in 5 sessions. On magnetic resonance imaging 8 weeks after radiotherapy she showed a regression of some lesions while others responded only partially. This case-report and a review of the literature show the importance of aggressive local treatment in patients with brain metastasis from urachal carcinoma.

【 授权许可】

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