Brain Metastasis from Unknown Primary Tumour: Moving from Old Retrospective Studies to Clinical Trials on Targeted Agents
Brain metastases (BMs) are the most common intracranial tumours in adults and occur up to 3–10 times more frequently than primary brain tumours. BMs may be the cause of the neurological presenting symptoms in patients with otherwise previously undiagnosed cancer. In up to 15% of patients with BMs, t...
Main Authors: | Roberta Balestrino, Roberta Rudà, Riccardo Soffietti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/11/3350 |
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