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A patient with a history of an uterine leiomyosarcoma presented with diplopia, gait disturbances, and hypesthesia of the right face. MRI of the head showed a lesion located in the pons and causing obstructive hydrocephalus. Open biopsy revealed a metastatic tumor with histological features of leiomyosarcoma. Despite whole-brain irradiation, the patient died due to respiratory arrest. This case illustrates that brain stem metastasis may occur as a rare complication in uterine leiomyosarcoma.
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Received: 9 May 2001 / Accepted: 28 May 2001
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Mawrin, C., Kirches, E., Dietzmann, K. et al. Uterine leiomyosarcoma metastatic to the brain stem. Arch Gynecol Obstet 266, 119–121 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004040100212
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004040100212