Radiation Oncology Journal
- Volume 17 Issue 4
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- Pages.281-286
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- 1999
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- 2234-1900(pISSN)
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- 2234-3156(eISSN)
The Role of Radiotherapy in Patients with Brain Metastasis
고형암의 뇌전이시 방사선치료 효과
- Lee Soon Nam (Departments of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Choo Mi-Soon (Departments of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Lee Kyung-Ja (Departments of Radiation Oncology College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Nam Eunmi (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Samsung Medical Center)
- 이순남 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 주미순 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 이경자 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
- 남은미 (삼성서울병원 내과)
- Published : 1999.12.01
Abstract
Purpose : Brain metastases are the most frequent metastatic neurologic complication of systemic cancer. Even if the prognosis of brain metastases is grave, with available treatments, most patients experience effective palliation of neurologic symptoms and meaningful extension of life. We evaluated the clinical features and prognostic factors of the patients who were diagnosed as solid tumors with brain metastasis and received radiotherapy for brain metastases. Materials and Methods: Between January 1987 and January 1998, 71 patients with brain metastases from solid malignancy were included. We reviewed neurologic symptoms and signs of patients and evaluated improvememt of neurologic symptoms and signs. Survival durations after brain metastasis were ana lysed according to several factors such as age, performance status, primary malignancies, the pre-sence of brain metastasis at initial diagnosis of primary tumor, multiplicity of brain metastass, the presence of metastases other than brain, and treatment method. Results: Frequent symptoms associated with brain metastasis were headache (47.9
배경 및 목적 : 고형암의 뇌전이는 20