A long survival of a patient with brain metastasis of unknown site of the primary tumor

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2018
• Main Authors: Ben Kridis, W., Sghaier, S., Toumi, N., Boudawara, Z., Khanfir, A., Daoud, J., Frikha, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2018
• Subjects: Case report
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/139253
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: A long survival of a patient with brain metastasis of unknown site of the primary tumor / W. Ben Kridis, S. Sghaier, N. Toumi, Z. Boudawara, A. Khanfir, J. Daoud, M. Frikha // Experimental Oncology. — 2018 — Т. 40, № 1. — С. 85–87. — Бібліогр.: 29 назв. — англ.

Eighty percent of brain metastases (BM) are diagnosed in patients with known primary site of cancer. BM of unknown primary represents a difficult diagnosis. In up to 15% of patients with BM, the site of the primary tumor will not be detected despite investigations. The prognosis of this entity is ve...