Original Article
The diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases from primary liver cancer
Yanxin Chang, Hu Liu, Kai Liu, Jiahe Yang, Haiyan Yue
Published 2019-06-30
Cite as Chin J Metastatic Cancer, 2019, 02(2): 38-40. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2096-5400.2019.02.008
Abstract
ObjectiveTo summarize the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases from primary liver cancer.
MethodsThe clinical data of brain metastases from primary liver cancer cases in Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital were retrospectively analyzed and combined with literatures.
ResultsThere were 72 brain metastases from primary liver cancer cases in this period, including 10 females and 62 males; mean age was 49.2 years. The percent of patients with clinical symptoms was 86.11%(62/72), headache and dizziness was 31.9%(23/72) and physical symptoms was 9.72%(7/72). 9 cases underwent surgery(12.5%), 37 underwent radiotherapy(51.38%). 29 receive best support treatment(31.8%). 1 patient died 3 days after surgery and 1 survived over 66 months.
ConclusionsPatients with brain metastases from primary liver cancer have short survival time, Surgery has poor prognosis, and radiotherapy is the main treatment.
Key words:
Primary liver cancer; Brain metastases; Diagnosis; Treatment
Contributor Information
Yanxin Chang
Department of Biliary Tract IV of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Hu Liu
Department of Biliary Tract IV of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Kai Liu
Department of Biliary Tract IV of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Jiahe Yang
Department of Biliary Tract IV of Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Haiyan Yue
Department of Gastroenterology, Naval Medical center, Shanghai 200052, China
