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Treatment of Brain and Spinal Metastases

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Neuro-Oncology

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 3))

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A prospective study of the distribution of neurological lesions seen during a 5 year-period in 696 consecutive patients admitted to the Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, a general cancer hospital, indicated that almost 75° of these disorders are due to metastases or to local extension of the tumor (1). Among them, brain metastases figure prominently accounting for over 30% of all neurological diseases seen in these cancer patients, whereas spinal metastases are approximately 5 times less frequent.

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  1. The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Municipal Hospital Slotervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    B. W. Ongerboer de Visser (Neurologist) (Neurologist)

  2. Neurosurgeon, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    D. A. Bosch

  3. Rotterdamsch Radiotherapeutisch Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    W. M. H. van Woerkom-Eykenboom (Radiotherapist) (Radiotherapist)

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Hildebrand, J. (1980). Treatment of Brain and Spinal Metastases. In: Ongerboer de Visser, B.W., Bosch, D.A., van Woerkom-Eykenboom, W.M.H. (eds) Neuro-Oncology. Developments in Oncology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8919-1_6

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