Intracerebral metastases risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
The risk of developing intracerebral metastases depends on the type and location of the primary tumor. Primary tumors that are commonly associated with the development of brain metastasis include lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, and colorectal carcinoma.[1][2][3]
Risk Factors
- The risk of developing intracerebral metastases depends on the type and location of the primary tumor.
- Primary tumors that are commonly associated with the development of brain metastasis include:[1][2][3]
- Lung cancer (most common)
- Breast cancer
- Melanoma
- Gastrointestinal cancer (mainly from colorectal carcinoma)
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Head and neck cancer
- Neuroblastoma
- Lymphoma (mainly from non-hodgkin lymphoma)
- Prostate cancer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Causes of brain metastasis. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_metastasis. Accessed on November 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Epidemiology of brain metastasis. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Trent Orton et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brain-metastases. Accessed on November 9, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rahmathulla, Gazanfar; Toms, Steven A.; Weil, Robert J. (2012). “The Molecular Biology of Brain Metastasis”. Journal of Oncology. 2012: 1–16. doi:10.1155/2012/723541. ISSN 1687-8450.
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