Brain metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma treated with a cyber-knife

Intern Med. 2008;47(22):1993-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1373. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

Abstract

A 70-year-old right-handed Japanese man who had undergone surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 2 years earlier was diagnosed with lung metastasis 3 months before consulting our hospital with a headache and visual field disturbance. Head computed tomography revealed a brain tumor with an intracerebral hemorrhage. Using (99m)Tc-PMT (pyridoxal-5-methly-triptophan) scintigraphy, we determined that the brain tumor was metastasis from the HCC and utilized the cyber-knife for treatment. The prognosis of patients with brain metastasis from HCC has been reported to be poor. Use of the cyber-knife was non-invasive, and proved to be effective for improving prognosis and quality of life.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Radiosurgery / instrumentation*