HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - also unable to access yet--does her2 increase incidence of brain mets?

Joe · 05-11-2006, 08:31 AM

Cathyn
Here is a quote from the paper that we will be distributing at ASCO:

"Computed tomography (CT) era data suggest that brain metastases from solid tumors tend to be single or solitary in 50 percent of patients at diagnosis. However, more recent studies based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggest that less than one third of patients have a solitary or single brain metastasis at the time of diagnosis of brain metastasis. Such a considerable difference in sensitivity is an indicator of the inadequacy of CT in determining the number of brain metastases or in detecting small (millimeter size) metastases.[i]

[i] M. Vogelbaum, and J.Suh. (2006) Resectable Brain Metastatses. Journal of Clinical Oncology 24, no.1289-1294."

It would suggest the MRI's are superior to CT s.

Regards
Joe

05-11-2006, 08:31 AM	#5
Joe Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato" Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,036	Cathyn Here is a quote from the paper that we will be distributing at ASCO: "Computed tomography (CT) era data suggest that brain metastases from solid tumors tend to be single or solitary in 50 percent of patients at diagnosis. However, more recent studies based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggest that less than one third of patients have a solitary or single brain metastasis at the time of diagnosis of brain metastasis. Such a considerable difference in sensitivity is an indicator of the inadequacy of CT in determining the number of brain metastases or in detecting small (millimeter size) metastases.[i] [i] M. Vogelbaum, and J.Suh. (2006) Resectable Brain Metastatses. Journal of Clinical Oncology 24, no.1289-1294." It would suggest the MRI's are superior to CT s. Regards Joe