Epithelial ovarian carcinoma metastatic to the brain: report on ten cases with review of literature / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the incidence,the diagnosis,the multimodal treatment and the relevant factors of the brain metastases in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma(EOC) Method The clinical data were analysed in 10 cases of brain metastases from 478 cases of EOC after treatment between 1996-2001 Results The incidence of brain metastases in EOC was 2 1% The most common manifestation of the brain metastases was headache,nausea and limb paralysis The most common metastatic sites were the cupular and occipital part of the cerebra.Seven of ten patients were treated with brain radiation and systemic chemotherapy, three abandoned The brain irradiation dosage was 30-38 Gy for only one focus in the brain lasting for 4 weeks and 40-45 Gy for two or three foci in the brain lasting for 5 weeks The overall survival after identification of brain metastases was