Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor from Esophageal Carcinoma —Report of Four Cases—

Hisashi KOGA; Jiro MUKAWA; Koichi MIYAGI; Susumu NAKASONE; Toshihiko KINJO; Hiroshi MIYAZATO; Yasunari ISHIKAWA; Kazuhiro ITO; Yasushi HIGA

doi:10.2176/nmc.31.518

Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor from Esophageal Carcinoma

—Report of Four Cases—

Hisashi KOGA, Jiro MUKAWA, Koichi MIYAGI, Susumu NAKASONE, Toshihiko KINJO, Hiroshi MIYAZATO, Yasunari ISHIKAWA, Kazuhiro ITO, Yasushi HIGA

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Hisashi KOGA
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Jiro MUKAWA
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Koichi MIYAGI
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Susumu NAKASONE
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Toshihiko KINJO
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Hiroshi MIYAZATO
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Yasunari ISHIKAWA
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Kazuhiro ITO
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine
Yasushi HIGA
Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine

Keywords: metastatic brain tumor, esophageal carcinoma, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, anticancer pellets

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1991 Volume 31 Issue 8 Pages 518-522

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.31.518

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Abstract

Metastasis to the brain from esophageal carcinoma is rare. Recently we had four cases, all treated by tumor removal. Three received postoperative whole or local brain irradiation. Anticancer pellets were implanted in two. The postoperative 1-year survival rate was 37.5%, which suggests the prognosis is not worse than for other metastatic brain tumors.

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