A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer
Background. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The majority of newly diagnosed gastric cancer cases present either as locally advanced tumor growth or with distant metastases. Case Report. Here, we describe a case of is...
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| author | Manish M. Karamchandani Tej Ganti Sunny Jaiswal Julian K. Wu Muhammad Wasif Saif |
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| description | Background. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The majority of newly diagnosed gastric cancer cases present either as locally advanced tumor growth or with distant metastases. Case Report. Here, we describe a case of isolated brain metastases in a male patient with gastric cancer. Initially, our patient presented with dysphagia and was diagnosed with gastric cancer after a thorough evaluation. One year after chemotherapy and surgical resection of his gastric cancer, he presented with headaches, nausea, dizziness, and photophobia. Further evaluation of these symptoms led to the discovery of three metastatic brain lesions without evidence of extracranial metastases. Conclusions. Our review of the literature has found that such cases are rare. Additionally, our review of the literature demonstrates the poor outcomes associated with metastatic brain lesions from gastric cancer and highlights the importance of surgical resection in increasing overall survival time. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-528624824f974c7fb7b25fb84dced0082025-02-03T01:23:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352019-01-01201910.1155/2019/80754218075421A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric CancerManish M. Karamchandani0Tej Ganti1Sunny Jaiswal2Julian K. Wu3Muhammad Wasif Saif4Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USATufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USATufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USATufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USATufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USABackground. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The majority of newly diagnosed gastric cancer cases present either as locally advanced tumor growth or with distant metastases. Case Report. Here, we describe a case of isolated brain metastases in a male patient with gastric cancer. Initially, our patient presented with dysphagia and was diagnosed with gastric cancer after a thorough evaluation. One year after chemotherapy and surgical resection of his gastric cancer, he presented with headaches, nausea, dizziness, and photophobia. Further evaluation of these symptoms led to the discovery of three metastatic brain lesions without evidence of extracranial metastases. Conclusions. Our review of the literature has found that such cases are rare. Additionally, our review of the literature demonstrates the poor outcomes associated with metastatic brain lesions from gastric cancer and highlights the importance of surgical resection in increasing overall survival time.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8075421 |
| spellingShingle | Manish M. Karamchandani Tej Ganti Sunny Jaiswal Julian K. Wu Muhammad Wasif Saif A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer |
| title_full | A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer |
| title_short | A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer |
| title_sort | rare occurrence of isolated brain metastases from gastric cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8075421 |
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