Brain Metastasis in Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers: A Review of Incidence, Interventions, and Outcomes

Table 5

Comparison of published reports detailing characteristics of patients with brain metastases from liposarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.

Case author	Age, sex	IB yr.	BM treatment	OS Mo
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Ahola et al., 1998 [84]	13 M	0.7	SR	14
Andersen-Ranberg and Helmer-Hansen, 1987 [83]	19 M	0.5	NR	6+
Flannery et al., 2010 [15]	18 F	5.0	GKSRS, WBRT	60
Ho, 1979 [68]	79 M	—	D	—
Kebudi et al., 2005 [3]	11 M	0	RT, Chemo	3
Kleinert et al., 1985 [90]	14 F		D	48
Noda et al., 1995 [91]	2 M	0.5	Chemo, RT	32+
Ogose et al., 1999 [33]	7 F, 16 M	NR, 0.2	Chemo, RT	4, 4
Osawa et al., 2011 [88]	𝑁 = 3; 6–18, M (3)	1.1–12.2	SR, RT, Chemo	21–207
Paulino et al., 2003 [17]	𝑁 = 8; 1.7–18, M (6)	NR	WBRT, Chemo	2–63
Rodriguez-Galindo et al., 2001 [85]	𝑁 = 5; Newborn, F	0.1–1.1	NR	1.5–24
Salvati et al., 2010 [2]	𝑁 = 2; 20–22, M (1)	0.2–0.3	SR	12.8
Liposarcoma
Arepally et al., 1996 [76]	56 M	312	SR, WBRT	324
Bailey et al., 2001 [74]	54 F	108	SR, WBRT	Alive at 114
Can et al., 1993 [82]	22 M	0	none
Ferguson et al., 2006 [79]	48 F	276	RT	278
Fitzpatrick et al., 1999 [77]	74 F	24	SR	Alive at 30
Haft et al., 1988 [80]	52 F	216	SR (total), chemo	228
Kumar and Teasdale, 2000 [81]	73 F	12	SR	Alive at 12
Salvati et al., 2010 [2]	48 M	NR	SR	NR
Utsunomiya et al., 1999 [75]	44 M	72	SR (subtotal)	77

IB: Interval to brain metastasis (mo); OS: overall survival in months; M: male; F: female; chemo: chemotherapy; SR: surgical resection; GKSRS: Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage on presentation; WBRT: whole brain radiotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; D: death prior to treatment; NR: not reported; UK: unknown; ^asurvival after craniotomy.