Cerebellar metastasis of ovarian cancer: a case report

Cerebellar metastasis of ovarian cancer: a case report

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...

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Main Authors: 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, Roberto Sabbatini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Ovarian cancer
Brain metastasis
PARP inhibitor
Multimodal approach
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04211-6

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