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Brain metastases in colorectal cancer
M G Pramateftakis1, P Hatzigianni, D Kanellos
14th Surgical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Antheon 1, Panorama, 55236 Thessaloniki, Greece. mpramateftakis@hotmail.com
Aim:
The aim of this study is the presentation of brain secondaries associated with colorectal cancer.
Patients And Methods:
In the period between 1990 and 2009, 670 patients with colorectal cancer were treated.
Results:
From 670 patients, 5 patients were identified with brain metastases. The incidence was 0.73%. The median interval between the colorectal cancer and the development of the brain secondaries was 7.5 months. Median survival after the diagnosis of brain metastases was 4.3 months.
Conclusion:
Brain metastases associated with colorectal cancer are relatively rare, but also a frequent cause of death.
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