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Increased Intracranial Pressure

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Influence of the Host on Tumor Development

Part of the book series: Cancer Growth and Progression ((CAGP,volume 4))

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Cancer involving the central nervous system is not an uncommon event. Gliomas, the primary CNS malignant tumors, occur in approximately 10/100,000 persons per year (28, 65, 72, 76). CNS metastases from systemic tumors are almost as common as primary brain tumors. Clinical and autopsy studies have reported that 4–35% of cancer patients have metastatic disease in the CNS (2, 9, 22, 23, 35, 52, 57, 59, 60, 73, 75, 77) and approximately 75% of these patients have significant neurological dysfunction as result of CNS metastases (59, 60).

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Thomas, C.B. (1989). Increased Intracranial Pressure. In: Herberman, R.B. (eds) Influence of the Host on Tumor Development. Cancer Growth and Progression, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2530-4_12

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