Isolated brain metastasis – A rare site of recurrence in a recurrent epithelial carcinoma ovary

Vineet Talwar; Chandragouda Dodagoudar; Sajjan Rajpurohit; Shubhra Raina; Jyoti Talwar; Deepika Chauhan

doi:10.1016/j.ijep.2015.09.002

International Journal of Epilepsy, Table of Contents

International Journal of Epilepsy 2015; 02(02): 087-089
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijep.2015.09.002

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Isolated brain metastasis – A rare site of recurrence in a recurrent epithelial carcinoma ovary

Authors

Vineet Talwar

^aDepartment of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Chandragouda Dodagoudar

^aDepartment of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Sajjan Rajpurohit

^aDepartment of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Shubhra Raina

^aDepartment of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Jyoti Talwar

^cSRHCH, Delhi, India
Deepika Chauhan

^bRajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India

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Abstract

A 40-year-old lady presented with 15 months after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy with headache and impaired memory. MRI brain revealed isolated frontal lobe metastasis. She underwent surgical excision, whole brain RT followed by six cycles of chemotherapy.

Keywords

Carcinoma ovary - Epithelial carcinoma - Multiple line of treatment - Recurrence - Brain metastasis

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