Patchell R A
Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, USA.
Neurol Clin. 1995 Nov;13(4):915-25.
Significant advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases, and the therapeutic nihilism of the past is not warranted for most patients with brain metastases. With currently available treatments, most patients do not die of their brain metastases and usually experience effective palliation of neurologic symptoms and meaningful extension of life.
脑转移瘤的诊断和治疗已取得显著进展,过去那种治疗虚无主义对大多数脑转移瘤患者来说是没有根据的。采用目前可用的治疗方法,大多数患者并非死于脑转移瘤,通常能有效缓解神经症状并显著延长生命。