What are the symptoms of brain metastasis?

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Tumor brain metastasis, we immediately changed face, this is the first experience of tumor, what symptoms will appear after tumor brain metastasis, tumor can be divided into benign and malignant tumors, the major impact on human is malignant tumor, to the late stage when there will be metastasis, the common metastasis site is brain metastasis, then, what are the symptoms of tumor brain metastasis? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of brain metastasis?

When the tumor cells are transferred to the brain tissue, they grow and proliferate in the brain tissue, release inflammatory factors, make the surrounding brain tissue edema, and sometimes appear the symptoms of intracranial hypertension, such as headache, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision and so on. Some patients will also have epilepsy, mental disorders, coma, memory loss and other neurological dysfunction due to tumor growth in temporal lobe, frontal lobe and other parts.

About 60% of the patients had subacute symptoms, which were related to the location of the tumor. Common: headache, convulsions, nausea, vomiting, neck strength, photophobia, cognitive impairment and motor impairment. The specific symptoms are different after the tumor metastases to the brain, which will vary with the size, location and growth speed of the tumor.

For the treatment of brain metastases, except for small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma, most brain metastases are not sensitive to chemotherapy, usually 2-3 drug chemotherapy WBRT. Radiotherapy is the cornerstone of brain metastasis treatment, including WBRT and stereotactic radiotherapy. Stereotactic radiosurgery is the best choice for NSCLC, renal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, which are not sensitive to chemotherapy. It is also commonly used in postoperative residual cavity, especially after breast cancer surgery. The main purpose of the treatment of brain metastasis is to improve the quality of life, prolong the survival time, improve the quality of life and improve the symptoms.

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If there is a brain tumor after the patient, do not be too sad. We must actively participate in the treatment, mainly surgical treatment, control of intracranial hypertension, the use of antiepileptic drugs.