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CNS metastases

Known as: Metastatic Neoplasm to the CNS, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Central Nervous System, metastases, CNS 
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the central nervous system from another anatomic site or system. The majority are carcinomas (usually lung or… 
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Central Nervous SystemCentral nervous system (CNS) metastases (tumor staging)Neoplasm MetastasisNeoplastic Cell

Broader (1)

Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Nervous System

Narrower (2)

Metastatic malignant neoplasm to brainspinal cord metastasis

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Prolonged Survival After Extracranial Metastasectomy From Synchronous Resectable Lung Cancer
Background:Combined resection of solitary synchronous brain metastases and non–small-cell lung cancer has been shown to be… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Imaging of the thorax in the management of germ cell testicular tumours.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prognostic value of bone marrow biopsy in operable breast cancer patients at the time of initial diagnosis: Results of a 20-year median follow-up
From May 1975 until May 1980, 128 operable breast cancer patients, clinical stage I–II, had a core bone marrow biopsy (BMB) from… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Tin-117m(4+)-DTPA for palliation of pain from osseous metastases: a pilot study.
UNLABELLED The physical and biological attributes of 117mSn(4+)-DTPA indicate that it should be an effective agent for palliative… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Bone‐Only Versus Visceral‐Only Metastatic Pattern in Breast Cancer: Analysis of 150 Patients A GOCS Study
The medical records of 510 patients with metastatic breast cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Seventy-seven patients with… 
1989
1989
Half-body irradiation for treatment of widely metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Leptomeningeal cancer in leukemia and solid tumors.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Demonstration of keratin in human adenocarcinomas.
The occurrence and localization of intermediate-sized filaments in 85 cases of adenocarcinoma have been examined by the indirect… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Depression secondary to cancer.
Depression is the most frequent psychiatric complication experienced by cancer patients. Recent surveys indicate that 17--25% of… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Cellular immunity to human breast carcinoma
An in vitro microassay technique was used to study the cellular immunological response of 16 breast carcinoma patients against… 
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