Brain metastases in gastroesophageal cancers-an underestimated complication.
Marius BrunnerDominik SollKathrin AdlerAndré SasseUte KönigArdian MekolliKristina LowesJohanna ReineckeVolker EllenriederAlexander KönigPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2021)
In this single-center retrospective study, brain metastases (BRMs) occur with a high frequency (6.5%) in gastroesophageal cancer (GEC), significantly more often in male patients and adenocarcinomas. Since survival of these patients considerably correlates with successful BRMs resection, our observations propose further prospective trails to validate our hypothesis and ultimately the implementation of routine screening procedures to detect asymptomatic brain metastases.