metastatic brain cancer

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metastatic brain cancer

A brain tumour arising from metastatic malignancy.

Primary sites
Lung, breast, colon, kidney, melanoma.

References in periodicals archive ?

While the primary brain tumour can begin directly in the brain, the secondary brain tumour, often called a metastatic brain tumour, starts in other parts of the body and spreads to the brain.

Surgical procedures required for malignant brain cancer cases

While the primary brain tumour can develop directly in the brain, the secondary tumour, often called a metastatic brain tumour, starts in other parts of the body and spreads to the brain.

Most brain tumour surgeries in Qatar are successful, says HMC expert

Metastatic brain tumours outnumber primary but are less frequently subjected to biopsy.

Histological spectrum of central nervous system tumours--a study at a tertiary care centre in Bihar