A Case of Metastatic Brain Tumors from Ovarian Carcinoma / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Metastasis of ovarian malignancy to the central nervous system (CNS) is still rare.<BR>We report a case of a 48-year-old woman with brain metastasis of serous cyst adenocar-cinoma of the ovary as the primary site. Metastasis occurred when postoperative combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy were being given to the patient after complete surgical removal of ovarian tumors. A review of the literature is also made.