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Brain Metastasis
Research from H. Yoo et al has provided new information about brain metastasis
May 12th, 2009
According to recent research from South Korea, "The goal of this study, was to evaluate the therapeutic impact of the resection of metastatic brain tumor cells infiltrating adjacent brain parenchyma. Between July 2001 and February 2007, 94 patients (67 males and 27 females. with a mean age of 55.0 +/- 12.0 years) underwent resection of a single brain metastasis, followed by systemic chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy." "In 43 patients with tumors located in noneloquent areas, the authors performed microscopic total resections (MTRs) that included tumor cells infiltrating adjacent brain parenchyma, and they pathologically confirmed during surgery that the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-12)
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