Mapping distribution of brain metastases: does the primary tumor matter?

Tanja SchneiderP BittrichJ F KuhneC NoebelH LeischnerJ FiehlerJ SchroederG SchoenS Gellißen

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2020)

Distribution of brain metastases is very heterogeneous for the distinct primaries, possibly reflecting the diversity of mechanisms involved in brain metastases formation. In daily clinical practice distribution patters may be beneficial to predict the primary cancer site, if unknown.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
small cell lung cancer
clinical practice
papillary thyroid
high resolution
physical activity
squamous cell carcinoma
mass spectrometry
young adults
lymph node metastasis