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We present a case of fallopian tube brain metastasis and in so doing review the pertinent literature.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Case Description:<\/jats:bold> We describe a 59-year-old patient with a history of fallopian tube carcinoma who presented with an incidentally identified left frontal brain mass. MRI demonstrated an enhancing lesion in the left centrum semiovale with a second enhancing lesion noted in the cerebellar vermis. She underwent a left parietal craniotomy for resection of the dominant and clinically symptomatic lesion. Immunohistochemical stains were positive for PAX8 and p53, confirming fallopian tube origin.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Fallopian tube cancer brain metastasis is extremely uncommon. We highlight the treatment and surgical resection of this patient's <jats:italic>BRCA1<\/jats:italic> metastatic fallopian lesion and systematically review the literature regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and histologic characteristics of the previously identified fallopian tube metastases to the central nervous system. The optimal course of treatment for brain metastasis of fallopian tube carcinoma has not been clearly defined due in part to the rarity of this condition. Consistent with <jats:italic>BRCA1<\/jats:italic> neoplasms involving the breast and ovaries, the <jats:italic>BRCA1<\/jats:italic> status of the patient's primary tumor likely increased the risk of central nervous system dissemination. 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