TY - JOUR T1 - Symptom Outcomes of Cancer Patients With Clival Metastases Treated With Radiotherapy: A Study of 44 Patients JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 5001 LP - 5006 DO - 10.21873/anticanres.15314 VL - 41 IS - 10 AU - REBECCA STURGIS AU - ALLEDA MACK AU - SEONGHO KIM AU - JORDAN MAIER AU - ELISABETH I. HEATH Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/41/10/5001.abstract N2 - Background/Aim: To describe clinical features, radiotherapy (RT), and symptom outcomes in cancer patients with cranial nerve palsies associated with clival metastases. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective review of patients with primary metastatic cancers who developed clival metastases and received RT (2000-2020). Results: Of the 44 patients with primary cancers (manly breast, prostate and multiple myeloma cancers) and distal clival metastases, 32 patients (73%) also had cervical spine metastases. Of the 23 RT-treated patients, 65% and 35% received clivus only and whole brain RT, respectively. Post-RT symptom improvement was observed in patients with diplopia (5/6; 83%), headache (8/10; 80%), chin numbness (2/4; 50%), blurry vision (2/5; 40%), lateral gaze deficit (2/6; 33%), and tongue deviation (1/4; 25%). Conclusion: Early detection and cranial nerve examination, in addition to RT treatment, should be considered in patients with breast, prostate, and multiple myeloma cancers, who developed cervical spine metastases. ER -