Did you Know that brain metastases can be silent?

Almost 10% of brain metastases are asymptomatic even with positive findings in CAT or MNR.  Some characteristics can help  to establish the origin of the tumor, for instance bleeding is common in metastases from melanoma.

The 5-year cumulative incidence of CNS metastases is:

16%  Lung cáncer

10%  Renal cell cáncer

7%  Melanoma

5%  Breast cáncer

1%  Colorectal cáncer