Brain metastases in non small cell lung cancer-NSCLC : Retrospective analysis of risk factors and treatment outcome /
ثانويات المخ فى حالات سرطان الرئة ذو الخلايا غير الصغيرة : دراسة تحليليه عن عوامل الخطورة و نتائج العلاج
Hussam Eldin Hamdy Mohamed Zawam ; Supervised Salah Eldin Elmesidy , Asmaa Ali Hassan , Mahmoud Abdelsalam
- Cairo : Hussam Eldin Hamdy Mohamed Zawam , 2012
- 141 P. ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Oncology-Clinical
Incidence of cerebral metastases is increasing among lung cancer patients. Many factors have been reported associated with increase risk of brain metastases. The aim of this retrospective analysis is to investigate the predictive factors for the development of brain metastases in lung cancer patients. We concluded that PS well as use of chemotherapy are the 2 main factors associated with shorter time to develop brain metastases