1. Cerebellar metastasis of ovarian cancer: a case report
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Eleonora Cabitza, Marta Pirola, Cinzia Baldessari, Giuditta Bernardelli, Elena Zunarelli, Stefania Pipitone, Maria Giuseppa Vitale, Cecilia Nasso, Eleonora Molinaro, Marco Oltrecolli, Elisa D’Agostino, Vincenzo Dario Mandato, Andrea Palicelli, Massimo Dominici, and Roberto Sabbatini
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Ovarian cancer ,Brain metastasis ,PARP inhibitor ,Multimodal approach ,Case report ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Ovarian cancer is metastatic at presentation in about 62% of cases, but brain metastases are rare, reported in 3.3–4% of patients. Brain metastasis seems to be more frequent in advanced stages at diagnosis and in patients with BRCA1/2 mutation. Case presentation We present a case of a 47-year-old Caucasian woman, BRCA wild type, with an ovarian cancer that started with single cerebellar metastasis. Conclusion Brain metastases in ovarian cancer are rare and complex for diagnosis and management. This case focuses both on diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing the importance of a multimodal approach in a multidisciplinary team.
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- 2023
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