THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CLINICAL ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL OF SIBIU ON BRAIN METASTASES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 AND DECEMBER 2011
Abstract:
Brain metastases are the most common intracranial tumours found in adults: they occur as a result of the hematogenous dissemination, in 10-30% patients with cancer during their life and they are discovered in 25-40% cases at necropsy. Brain metastases are the most feared complication of generalized malignancy and the most intracranial tumours in adults. This paper presents the experience of the Clinical Oncology Hospital of Sibiu regarding the incidence, etiology, diagnosis methods, treatment and evolution in the patients with brain metastases between November 2009 and December 2011.
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