[Morphologic changes of the brain in intracranial metastatic tumors]

18 brains of patients who died of intracranial metastases at the age of 27 to 72 years were morphologically studied. Pronounced oedema and the lack of noticeable macro- and microglia proliferation were found out at the border of metastases. Groups of cancer cells were observed at the distance from the main metastatic focus; these groups were considered as micrometastases.