[Cerebral metastases in adenocarcinoma of the colon]

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1991 Apr;79(4):281-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Between 25% and 35% of all patients with cancer, will develop metastases to the brain. Gastrointestinal neoplasms are responsible for 8% of all cases of metastatic brain involvement. The frequency of brain metastases in carcinoma of the colon ranges from 0.3 to 6%, and this location is usually accompanied by metastatic involvement of the lung and liver. Cerebral metastatic lesions are uncommon in colon cancer, and are usually a late manifestation of the disease. Because of the rarity of this complication, we report a case of metastatic colon adenocarcinoma to the brain, and we review the literature on this subject.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed