Brain metastasis from urachal carcinoma: the importance of locally aggressive treatment.

Abstract

We present the case of a 52 years old woman who developed multiple brain metastasis after cystectomy with anterior exenteration and chemotherapy. She received whole-brain radiotherapy with 20 gray in 5 sessions. On magnetic resonance imaging 8 weeks after radiotherapy she showed a regression of some lesions while others responded only partially. This case-report and a review of the literature show the importance of aggressive local treatment in patients with brain metastasis from urachal carcinoma.

• Authors: Daniel Taussky, Pierre I Karakiewicz, Mathieu Latour, Normand Blais
• Journal: Rare tumors (Rare Tumors) Vol. 4 Issue 1 Pg. e17 (Jan 02 2012) ISSN: 2036-3613 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22532915 (Publication Type: Case Reports)