Brain Metastasis from Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma 13 Years After Primary Treatment: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Int J Clin Exp Pathol

Specialty Pathology

Date 2020 Jan 15

PMID 31934002

Citations 1

Authors

Fan Yang

Yijie Shao

Hongyu Duan

Hangdi Xu

Jingsen Chen

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Abstract

Brain metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma are quite rare. Here, we report a case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with a history of left limb weakness of 45 days' duration. Her medical history was significant for the endometrial carcinoma diagnosed 13 years earlier, for which she had undergone a total hysterectomy. The patient received a craniotomy and was finally diagnosed with brain metastasis from endometrial adenocarcinoma. We performed a MEDLINE search of the pertinent literature, searching for information focusing on the diagnosis, mechanism, treatment, and prognosis of this rare tumor type.

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