Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, 2021, 11, 107-113
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DOI: 10.4236/ojmn.2021.112013 Apr. 27, 2021 107 Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery
Brain Metastasis of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma:
A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Fernand Nathan Imoumby
1,2*#
, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou
1,2*
, Franck Kouakou
1,2
,
Hajar El Agouri
2,3
, Abad Cherif El Asri
1,2
, Miloud Gazzaz
1,2
1
Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
2
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
3
Department of Anatomy Pathology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Abstract
The metastases of uterine leiomyosarcoma to the brain are exceptional and
such cases are seldomly reported in the literature. The diagnosis is based on
CT and brains MRI findings, in association with a gynecological history of
cancer. Their management still stays without guidelines, and the surgical total
resection is known to be the only way to influence positively the prognosis
and save patient lives. We report a rare case of a 46 years old woman who
underwent a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy 5 years ear-
lier and presented with the right hemiparesis and whose CT scan and MRI of
the brain showed cerebral lesions related to brain location of uterine lei-
omyosarcoma. The patient underwent surgery for gross total tumor resection,
followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, and was doing well after surgery. Three
months later she was admitted for recurrences and died after two months of
palliative care.
Keywords
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, Brain Metastasis, Case Report
1. Introduction
Brain metastases frequently occur secondary to poorly controlled primary lung,
breast, melanoma, colorectal and renal tumors [1]. These tumors are the most
common sources of brain metastases in adults. Uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS)
is a rare entity among malignant gynecologic tumors with a very poor prognosis
*Joint first authors.
#
Corresponding author.
How to cite this paper: Imoumby, F.N.,
Dokponou, Y.C.H., Kouakou, F., El Agouri,
H., El Asri, A.C. and Gazzaz, M. (2021)
Brain Metastasis of Uterine Leiomyosar-
coma: A Case Report and Review of the
Literature. Open Journal of Modern Neu-
rosurgery, 11, 107-113.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmn.2021.112013
Received: March 18, 2021
Accepted: April 24, 2021
Published: April 27, 2021
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