Predictive factors for the development of brain metastases in patients with malignant melanoma: a study by the Anatolian society of medical oncology


Gumusay O., Coskun U., AKMAN T., EKINCI A. S., Kocar M., ERCELEB O. B., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.140, sa.1, ss.151-157, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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The development of brain metastases (BMs) was associated with poor prognosis in melanoma patients. Patients with BMs have a median survival of < 6 months. Melanoma is the third most common tumor to metastasize to the brain with a reported incidence of 10-40 %. Our aim was to identify factors predicting development of BMs and survival.