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- Aria M Jamshidi, Daniel G Eichberg, Sakir Gultekin, and Ricardo J Komotar.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Electronic address: aria.jamshidi@jhsmiami.org.
- World Neurosurg. 2020 Nov 1; 143: 280-284.
BackgroundSmall cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin gland is an extremely uncommon gynecologic tumor. Brain metastasis from a malignant gynecologic lesion is rarely encountered and the prognosis for this type of metastasis is quite poor.Case DescriptionWe report a case of a brain metastasis from a small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin gland that was treated by surgical resection followed by whole-brain radiation therapy and review the literature.ConclusionsDifferent treatment options, including resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, and whole-brain radiation therapy, as well as chemotherapy, are available and should each be considered on an individual basis.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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