Tomasz Walasek
Zakład Radioterapii, Centrum Onkologii – Instytut im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie, Oddział w Krakowie, PolandPublications
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Review Article
Brain metastasis from colorectal carcinoma. Clinical picture, treatment and prognosis
Author(s): Tomasz Walasek
The occurrence of brain metastasis from colorectal carcinoma (BM-CRC) ranges from 0.06–4%. Their rare occurrence makes various issues associated with these lesions controversial. Based on the literature data, this article presents population characteristics and clinical features of BM-CRC, their treatment methods and prognostic factors in these patients. It has been demonstrated that BM-CRC is mainly detected in patients with advanced CRC (III° and IV°) and is usually preceded by lung and liver metastases. The authors report population- based characteristics of BM-CRC, i.e. greater frequency in males and mean patient age of 51–73 years, and clinical features, such as supratentorial location in over a half of cases, the occurrence of a single BM-CRC in a half of patients and median size of 24–33 mm. Moreover, the authors discuss trea.. Read More»
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University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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Supervisor of Biochemistry Lab and PhD. students of Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemis
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