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Intracerebral metastases epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Intracerebral metastases are the most common intracranial tumors in adults, occurring in up to 30% of adult cancer patients.[1] They are estimated to account for approximately 25-50% of intracranial tumors in hospitalised patients.[2] The incidence of intracerebral metastases is estimated to be 200,000 cases annually in the United States.[3] The incidence of intracerebral metastases increases with age. The peak incidence occurs in patients over 65 years of age.[4] Intracerebral metastases affect men and women equally.[4]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

  • Intracerebral metastases are the most common intracranial tumors in adults, occurring in up to 30% of adult cancer patients.[1]
  • Intracerebral metastases are estimated to account for approximately 25-50% of intracranial tumors in hospitalised patients.[2]
  • Upto 20–40% of patients with adult systemic malignancies will develop intracerebral metastases in the course of their disease; about 10–20% will be symptomatic.[5]

Incidence

  • The incidence of intracerebral metastases is estimated to be 200,000 cases annually in the United States.[3]

Age

  • The incidence of intracerebral metastases increases with age. The peak incidence occurs in patients over 65 years of age.[4]

Gender

  • Intracerebral metastases affect men and women equally.[4]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Khuntia, Deepak (2015). “Contemporary Review of the Management of Brain Metastasis with Radiation”. Advances in Neuroscience. 2015: 1–13. doi:10.1155/2015/372856. ISSN 2356-6787.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Introduction to brain metastasis. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Trent Orton et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brain-metastases. Accessed on November 16, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Epidemiology of brain metastases. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Trent Orton et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brain-metastases. Accessed on November 9, 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Incidence of metastatic brain tumors. American Brain Tumor Association 2015. http://www.abta.org/secure/metastatic-brain-tumor.pdf. Accessed on November 16, 2015
  5. ↑ 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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