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Small-cell carcinoma of the bronchus is a highly malignant tumour which is frequently widely disseminated at diagnosis, as seen in table (Hansen and Muggia, 1972; Margolis et al., 1974). Brain metastases are relatively common, 10 per cent of a combined series of 171 patients having brain metastases prior to treatment (Abeloff et al., 1976; Eagan et al., 1974; Einhorn et al., 1976; Hansen, 1973; Newman and Hansen, 1974).
Keywords
- Brain Metastasis
- Small Cell Carcinoma
- Brain Irradiation
- Intrathecal Chemotherapy
- Patient Brain Metastasis
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Williams, C.J. (1979). The Prevention of CNS Metastases in Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bronchus. In: Whitehouse, J.M.A., Kay, H.E.M. (eds) CNS Complications of Malignant Disease. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04285-2_17
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