GENO-26IDENTIFICATION OF GENOMIC LESIONS ENRICHED IN LUNG CANCER BRAIN METASTASES

Brain metastases in small-cell lung cancer.

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 20% of all cases of lung cancer. It tends to disseminate earlier in the course of its natural history than non-small cell lung cancer and is clinically more aggressive. Approximately 10% of patients present with brain metastases at the time of initial diagnosis, and an additional 40% to 50% will develop brain metastases some time during t...

Papillary thyroid cancer with metastases to brain, lung and kidney: A case of dosimetry proven privilege of surgical resection of organ metastases

A 45-year-old woman presented with a headache and visual complaints. Brain MRI revealed a large mass in the right occipital cortex. The tumor was surgically removed and pathological examination showed papillary carcinoma originating from thyroid gland. She had a history of thyroid surgery 27 years ago indicating papillary thyroid cancer with central neck lymph node involvement followed by no ad...

lung cancer and eye metastases

it has been observed that lung cancer either non-small cell or small cell is responsible for eye metastases. this form of metastases in several cases was the first manifestation of the disease and further investigation led to the diagnosis of the underlying malignancy. both types of lung cancer are equally responsible for this demonstration. furthermore; both chemotherapy and tyrosine kinase in...

Chemotherapy in brain metastases of lung and breast cancer

Brain metastases in very young patients with lung cancer are still brain metastases.

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/onk Fax +49 761 4 52 07 14 E-mail [email protected] www.karger.com tases trials (61% of patients had lung cancer) identified three prognostic groups [9]. Favorable prognostic factors included KPS ≥ 70, age < 65 years, controlled primary tumor, and no extra-cranial metastases. Other studies have validated these results [10, 11]. RPA classification has als...