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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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Review
2015
Review
2015
Adverse radiation effect after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: incidence, time course, and risk factors.
OBJECT The authors sought to determine the incidence, time course, and risk factors for overall adverse radiation effect (ARE… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Ipilimumab plus sargramostim vs ipilimumab alone for treatment of metastatic melanoma: a randomized clinical trial.
IMPORTANCE Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) blockade with ipilimumab prolongs survival in patients with… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Use of P-glycoprotein and BCRP inhibitors to improve oral bioavailability and CNS penetration of anticancer drugs.
Review
2006
Review
2006
Guidelines on routine cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Report from an EFNS task force
A great variety of neurological diseases require investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to prove the diagnosis or to rule out… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Hepatic and Extrahepatic Colorectal Metastases: When Resectable, Their Localization Does Not Matter, But Their Total Number Has a Prognostic Effect
BackgroundThe presence of extrahepatic disease (EHD) is considered a contraindication to hepatectomy in patients with colorectal… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Nonsentinel node metastasis in breast cancer patients: assessment of an existing and a new predictive nomogram.
Review
1980
Review
1980
Extraneural metastases of astrocytomas and glioblastomas clinicopathological study of two cases and review of literature
Two cases of intracranial gliomas with extraneural metastases are described. Case 1, studied with biopsy material only, was a… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Management of central nervous system metastases.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The role of adjunctive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The metastatic patterns of osteosarcoma.
The paper presents a detailed comparison of the anatomical distribution and frequency of clinically evident metastases in 152… 
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