Brain Metastases in Epithelial Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Ratner ES, Toy E, O'Malley DM, Mcalpine J, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M, Higgins SA, Schwartz PE. Brain Metastases in Epithelial Ovarian and Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 856-859. PMID: 19574773, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181a83301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyPrimary peritoneal cancerBrain metastatic diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerGamma knife radiosurgeryBrain metastasesKnife radiosurgeryRadiation therapySingle lesionPostoperative whole-brain radiation therapyCentral nervous system metastasesLargest single-institution experienceNervous system metastasesPrimary peritoneal carcinomaShorter median timeSingle institution experienceMultiple brain lesionsLong-term survivalEpithelial ovarianMedian survivalPaclitaxel therapyPeritoneal cancerPeritoneal carcinomaMetastatic diseaseRetrospective review