Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report

Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report

Brain metastasis is a rare and late manifestation of ovarian carcinoma. A 30-year-old woman initially presenting with neurologic symptoms was later found to have mucinous ovarian carcinoma. The patient had a 6 cm adnexal mass with multiple millimetric brain metastatic lesions. Following a surgical s...

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Main Authors: Zafer Selçuk Tuncer, Gokhan Boyraz, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, İlker Selcuk, Senem Özge Yücel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/735026
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spelling doaj-30c04380d155468e9932a7ce5a97aae72020-11-24T23:20:26ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/735026735026Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case ReportZafer Selçuk Tuncer0Gokhan Boyraz1Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu2İlker Selcuk3Senem Özge Yücel4Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, TurkeyBrain metastasis is a rare and late manifestation of ovarian carcinoma. A 30-year-old woman initially presenting with neurologic symptoms was later found to have mucinous ovarian carcinoma. The patient had a 6 cm adnexal mass with multiple millimetric brain metastatic lesions. Following a surgical staging laparotomy procedure, the patient received brain irradiation and systemic chemotherapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/735026
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Senem Özge Yücel
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Gokhan Boyraz
Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu
İlker Selcuk
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Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
Case Reports in Medicine
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Gokhan Boyraz
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title Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_short Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_full Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Brain Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation of Ovarian Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_sort brain metastasis as an initial manifestation of ovarian carcinoma: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Brain metastasis is a rare and late manifestation of ovarian carcinoma. A 30-year-old woman initially presenting with neurologic symptoms was later found to have mucinous ovarian carcinoma. The patient had a 6 cm adnexal mass with multiple millimetric brain metastatic lesions. Following a surgical staging laparotomy procedure, the patient received brain irradiation and systemic chemotherapy.
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