Single brain metastases from cervical carcinomas are rare. We report two cases of solitary brain metastases, showing different histological types, which have been excised with microsurgical technique. Neuroendocrine differentiation does not seem to be connected to clinical behavior, indeed a poor prognosis depends on poorly differentiated histological types. In our cases, brain metastases were a late event and they have been successfully excised in microsurgery, thanks to their solitary and resectable nature, and a well-controlled primary disease.

Single brain metastases from cervical carcinoma: report of two cases and critical review of the literature / Marongiu, Alessandra; Salvati, Maurizio; D'Elia, Alessandro; Arcella, Antonietta; Giangaspero, Felice; Esposito, Vincenzo. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - ELETTRONICO. - 33:4(2012), pp. 937-940. [10.1007/s10072-011-0861-4]

Single brain metastases from cervical carcinoma: report of two cases and critical review of the literature

MARONGIU, ALESSANDRA;SALVATI, Maurizio;D'ELIA, ALESSANDRO;ARCELLA, ANTONIETTA;GIANGASPERO, FELICE;ESPOSITO, Vincenzo
2012

Abstract

Single brain metastases from cervical carcinomas are rare. We report two cases of solitary brain metastases, showing different histological types, which have been excised with microsurgical technique. Neuroendocrine differentiation does not seem to be connected to clinical behavior, indeed a poor prognosis depends on poorly differentiated histological types. In our cases, brain metastases were a late event and they have been successfully excised in microsurgery, thanks to their solitary and resectable nature, and a well-controlled primary disease.
2012
neuroendocrine cells; brain metastases; surgery; cervical carcinoma
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Single brain metastases from cervical carcinoma: report of two cases and critical review of the literature / Marongiu, Alessandra; Salvati, Maurizio; D'Elia, Alessandro; Arcella, Antonietta; Giangaspero, Felice; Esposito, Vincenzo. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - ELETTRONICO. - 33:4(2012), pp. 937-940. [10.1007/s10072-011-0861-4]
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