Gastric Cancer and Metastasis to the Brain
โ Scribed by Julie E. York; Jared Stringer; Jaffer A. Ajani; David M. Wildrick; Ziya L. Gokaslan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Four cases of prostatic carcinoma with metastasis to brain are described. Two of those cases are diagnosed antemortem. Our experience from postmortem case studies and review of the literature point to the fact that metastasis to brain from a prostatic cancer remains a rare occurrence.
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Carcinoid tumors rarely metastasize to the brain. The objectives of the current study were to assess the frequency of brain metastasis from carcinoid tumors, determine correlates of survival, and describe treatment modalities and their outcomes. ## METHODS Between Janua