Brain metastases epidemiology in a Tunisian population: trends and outcome. (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Benna, Mehdi; Mejri, Nesrine; Mabrouk, Manel; El Benna, Houda; Labidi, Soumaya; Daoud, Nouha; Boussen, Hamouda
• Is Part Of: CNS oncology. Volume 7:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 39
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: brain metastases -- epidemiology -- survival; Central nervous system -- Tumors -- Periodicals; 616.99481
• DOI: 10.2217/cns-2017-0020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-0907

Abstract

Aim: We reported anatomo-clinical features of brain metastases (BMs) collected in a Tunisian medical oncology department.Patients & methods: We retrospectively identified all cases of BM within a cohort of 7055 patients, treated for a histologically confirmed nonhematological cancer between 2000 and 2016. Data about age, sex and primary tumor were collected.Results: Incidence was 1.9% and mean age was 54 years with a 1.24 sex ratio. BMs were symptomatic in 73.7% of cases after a median time of 16 months. A total of 73.4% patients receiving local therapy, 88% by whole brain radiation therapy and 21.6% had a metastasectomy. Lung and breast cancers were the primary in 80% of the BM.Conclusion: BM showed trends of young with underestimated incidence.