Table 1 Compiled from the literature review recently presented by Feletti et al [7] and a few other reports
Total number of patients reported | 18, including our case report |
|---|---|
Age, range | 45-71 years |
Gender: male/female | 12/4 (two not defined) |
Location of CNS metastases | |
Parietal lobe | 3 |
Meningeal | 3 |
Cerebellum | 2 |
Frontal | 1 |
Frontoparietal | 1 |
Hypophysis and cavernous sinus | 1 |
Brainstem | 1 |
Not defined | 6 |
Other metastasis | 13 of 18 |
Lymph nodes | 8 |
Lungs | 2 |
Liver | 1 |
Choroidal | 1 |
Cutaneous | 1 |
Time since the detection of the primary tumor | 0-4 years (50% <1 year) |
Treatment for brain metastasis | |
Radiotherapy + chemotherapy | 5 |
Surgical removal + radiotherapy + chemotherapy | 4 |
Radiotherapy only | 2 |
Surgical removal only | 1 |
Chemotherapy only | 1 |
Gamma knife | 1 |
Not defined | 4 |
Survival after diagnosis | 1 month to >3 years |