Metastatic Brain & Spine Tumors

                                          What they are

         Metastatic brain & spine tumors occur when cancer which originates from                    other organs in the body spreads to the brain or spine

Most common cancers that metastasize to the brain or spine 

                                       Lung, breast, thyroid and melanoma

Diagnosis 

    Proper diagnosis requires images of the brain or spine in the form of CT scan and MRI

Treatment

         Any combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy

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