Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Solitary cerebral metastases from intestinal carcinoma

  • Clinical Articles
  • Published:
Acta Neurochirurgica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The authors report 34 cases of solitary cerebral metastases from intestinal cancer. In 24 cases the tumour was localized in the colonrectum and in 10 in the small intestine. In 8 patients (23%) neurological symptoms were the first clinical sign of systemic spread of the tumour; in 26 cases (77%) there was a long interval between treatment of the primary and appearance of the cerebral metastasis (average 24 months). Average survival was 10 months and was influenced solely by staging of the primary. Interestingly, the prognostic value of radiotherapy was minimal and none of the patients operated by the “no touch technique” presented with a recurrence.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Cascino TL, Leavengood M, Kemeny N, Posner JB (1983) Brain metastases from colon cancer. J Neurooncol 1: 203–209

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Chyun Y, Hayward D, Lockich J (1980) Metastasis to the central nervous system from colonrectal cancer. Med Pediatr. Oncol 8: 305–308

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Delarive J, de Tribolet N (1992) Metastases cerebrales. Etude d'un collectif chirurgical de 81 cas. Neurochirurgie 38: 89–97

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Delattre JY, Krol G, Thaler HT, Posner JB (1988) Distribution of brain metastases. Arch Neurol 45: 741–744

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Maiuri F (1983) Metastasi da carcinoma ntestinale simulante un meningioma della doccia olfattoria. Riv Neurol 53: 178–185

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Nakajima N, Ramadan H, Lapi N (1979) Rectal carcinoma with cerebral metastasis: report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 22: 252–255

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Rovirosa A, Bodi R, Vicente P, Alastuey I, Giralt J, Salvador L (1991) Metastasis cerebrales en el adenocarcinoma de colon. Rev Esp Enf Digest 79: 281–283

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ruelle A, Gambini C, Macchia G, Andrioli G (1987) Brain metastasis from colon cancer. Case report showing a clinical and Ct unusual appearance. J Neurosurg Sci 31: 33–36

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Temple DF, Ledesma EJ, Mittelman A (1982) Cerebral metastases from adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum. NY state J Med 82: 1812–1814

    Google Scholar 

  10. Weiss L (1985) Metastatic brain tumors. Factors that govern the metastatic process. In: De Vita VT, Hellman S, Rosemberg SA (eds) Cancer. Principles and practice of oncology. Lippincott, Philadelphia, pp 2261–2274

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurological Sciences, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    M. Salvati, L. Cervoni, S. Paolini & R. Delfini

Authors
  1. M. Salvati
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. L. Cervoni
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. Paolini
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. R. Delfini
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Salvati, M., Cervoni, L., Paolini, S. et al. Solitary cerebral metastases from intestinal carcinoma. Acta neurochir 133, 181–183 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420071

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420071

Keywords

Search

Navigation