Patterns of brain metastasis in lung cancer

  • Authors:
    • Hiroaki Satoh
    • Hiroichi Ishikawa
    • Yuko T. Yamashita
    • Koichi Kurishima
    • Morio Ohtsuka
    • Kiyohisa Sekizawa
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2001     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.4.781
  • Pages: 781-783
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Abstract

Brain metastasis as the only site of spread in lung cancer was studied. Ninety-two (13.1%) of 701 lung cancer patients had brain metastasis at the time of diagnosis. Eighteen and 16 patients had small primary lesion and were N0-1 disease, respectively. Thirty-two patients had sole brain metastasis. Patients with sole brain metastasis had more favorable survival than patients with other metastatic sites (p=0.0165). Brain metastasis may occur even with small primary lesion and/or without regional lymph node involvement. Well-planned surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery will result in enhanced survival.

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Satoh H, Ishikawa H, Yamashita YT, Kurishima K, Ohtsuka M and Sekizawa K: Patterns of brain metastasis in lung cancer. Oncol Rep 8: 781-783, 2001.
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Satoh, H., Ishikawa, H., Yamashita, Y.T., Kurishima, K., Ohtsuka, M., & Sekizawa, K. (2001). Patterns of brain metastasis in lung cancer. Oncology Reports, 8, 781-783. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.4.781
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Satoh, H., Ishikawa, H., Yamashita, Y. T., Kurishima, K., Ohtsuka, M., Sekizawa, K."Patterns of brain metastasis in lung cancer". Oncology Reports 8.4 (2001): 781-783.
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Satoh, H., Ishikawa, H., Yamashita, Y. T., Kurishima, K., Ohtsuka, M., Sekizawa, K."Patterns of brain metastasis in lung cancer". Oncology Reports 8, no. 4 (2001): 781-783. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.8.4.781