Brain metastasis in basaloid undifferentiated anal carcinoma: A case report

Anal cancer is a rare tumor that accounts for 2% of all colorectal neoplasms. The brain is a rarely affected organ. The aim of the present study was to the review the only four cases of anal cancer brain metastases previously published in the literature. In addition, the current study presents the c...

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Published in:Oncology letters 2014-04, Vol.7 (4), p.1276-1278
Main Authors: HERNANDO-CUBERO, JORGE, ALONSO-ORDUÑA, VICENTE, HERNANDEZ-GARCIA, ALBA, DE MIGUEL, ANA CEBOLLERO, ALVAREZ-GARCIA, NATALIA, ANTON-TORRES, ANTONIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anal cancer
Anus
Back pain
basaloid carcinoma
Brain cancer
brain metastasis
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Case reports
Case studies
Chemotherapy
cloacogenic carcinoma
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Family medical history
Human papillomavirus
Liver
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Oncology
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Anal cancer is a rare tumor that accounts for 2% of all colorectal neoplasms. The brain is a rarely affected organ. The aim of the present study was to the review the only four cases of anal cancer brain metastases previously published in the literature. In addition, the current study presents the case of a 69-year-old male diagnosed with basaloid undifferentiated carcinoma of the anal canal (stage IV with liver, lung and bone metastasis). Despite the patient's good response to chemotherapy and the achievement of a partial response that was maintained for 14 months, brain metastases developed. Although radiotherapy was administered, the patient succumbed to the condition 12 weeks after the diagnosis of brain metastasis.
ISSN:1792-1074
1792-1082
DOI:10.3892/ol.2014.1845