brain metastasis

collocation in English

meaningsofbrainandmetastasis

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brain
noun
uk
/breɪn/us
/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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metastasis
noun[C or U]
uk
/meˈtæs.tə.sɪs/us
/məˈtæs.tə.sɪs/
the spread of a disease, especially cancer, from the place where it started in the body to ...
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(Definition ofbrainandmetastasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was no clinical evidence ofbrainmetastasisor neurological abnormality.
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Cancerous tumors can be divided into primary tumors that started within the brain and those that spread from somewhere else known asbrainmetastasistumors.
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To compare the cumulative incidence of brain metastases as the first site of breast cancer recurrence.
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For example, symptoms from brain metastases may be difficult to distinguish if there is a background of mild cognitive impairment.
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Most metastatic melanoma patients eventually die of brain metastases.
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What is the optimal therapy of brain metastases?
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Symptoms from brain metastases may be difficult to recognize if there is a background of mild cognitive impairment.
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Benveniste specializes in surgical neurooncology and is an avid researcher in radiosurgery for brain and pituitary tumors with a laboratory focus on molecular mechanisms forbrainmetastasis.
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Chemotherapy usually results in hair loss, as does radiation treatment for brain metastases.
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Brain metastases occur in up to 1015% of breast-cancer patients, and often (but not always) occur late in the disease.
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Follow-up doctor visits and brain scans may be needed to determine the presence of brain metastases.
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Brain metastases can cause a wide variety of symptoms, many of which are also present in minor, more common conditions.
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Radiosurgery can be used alone to treat brain metastases, or in conjunction with surgery or whole brain radiotherapy, depending on the specific clinical circumstances.
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Brain metastases are particularly common in patients with metastatic melanoma.
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An experimental treatment for brain metastases is intrathecal chemotherapy, a technique in which a chemotheraputic drug is delivered via intralumbar injection into the cerebrospinal fluid.
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They require urgent treatment; brain metastases may progress rapidly, and can suddenly produce life-threatening complications such as increased intracranial pressure, herniation of the brain, and seizures.
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