Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis

Abstract

Curative Intent Treatment for Colorectal Cancer with Isolated Brain Metastases: A Case Report

Cynthia Cherfane, Muneera R Kapadia, Ron Schey and Adrian Holm

Introduction: Brain metastases (BM) are a rare complication of colorectal cancer (CRC), typically presenting late in the course of the disease and are associated with other systemic metastases. Management of solitary brain metastases in colorectal cancer is still not well established.

Case presentation: We describe the case of a 65 year-old man presenting with a solitary brain metastasis as the first sign of colon cancer. The treatment approach included surgical resection of the brain lesion followed by resection of the primary tumor, systemic chemotherapy and local radiation therapy to the BM.

Conclusion: This curative intent approach has resulted in dramatically prolonged patient’s survival compared to the average reported in the literature, now nearly 2.5 years after presentation. Our case describes the feasibility of a multidisciplinary curative intent approach to solitary BM in CRC.