BRAIN METASTASIS

Course overview

BRAIN METASTASES ARE A COMMON COMPLICATION OF CANCER AND THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF BRAIN TUMOR. ANYWHERE FROM 10% TO 26% OF PATIENTS WHO DIE FROM THEIR CANCER WILL DEVELOP BRAIN METASTASES. WHILE FEW CANCERS THAT METASTASIZE TO THE BRAIN CAN BE CURED USING CONVENTIONAL THERAPIES, LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND PALLIATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH MINIMAL ADVERSE EFFECTS TO PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION OF BRAIN METASTASES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.