Incidence of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2011; 17(19): 2407-2410
Published online May 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407

Table 2 Characteristics of patients with brain metastasis

Characteristics
No. of patients	7
Age (mean, yr)	66 (57-75)
Gender	6 male, 1 female
Histology of primary tumor
Adenocarcinoma	7
Squamous cell carcinoma	0
Grade of tumor
2	1
3	3
4	2
Unknown	1
Stage
IIA	1
III	2
IVA	2
IVB	2
Treatment
Chemo-radiation/surgery	3
Chemo-radiation	2
Surgery/chemo-radiation	1
Surgery/radiation	1
Radiation (palliative)	0
Time between original diagnosis and brain metastasis (mean, mo)	10, (2-25)

Citation: Smith RS, Miller RC. Incidence of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(19): 2407-2410
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i19/2407.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407

Smith RS, Miller RC. Incidence of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(19): 2407-2410 [PMID: 21633640 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407]

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