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Brain metastases: epidemiology
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2018.
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Abstract
- Brain metastases (BM) are the most commonly diagnosed type of central nervous system tumor in the United States. Estimates of the frequency of BM vary significantly, as there is no nationwide reporting system for metastases. BM may be the first sign of a previously undiagnosed cancer, or occur years or decades after the primary cancer was diagnosed. Incidence of BM varies significantly by primary cancer site. Lung, breast, and melanoma continue to be the leading cause of BM. These tumors are increasingly more common as new therapeutics, advanced imaging, and improved screening have led to lengthened survival after primary diagnosis for cancer patients. BM are difficult to treat, and for most individuals the diagnosis of BM generally portends a poor prognosis.
- Subjects :
- Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Poor prognosis
Lung
business.industry
Melanoma
Incidence (epidemiology)
Cancer
medicine.disease
Primary cancer
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Internal medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
business
Reporting system
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2f41c40da95a0da0bbbc17badf35c1be