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The Prevention of CNS Metastases in Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bronchus

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Small-cell carcinoma of the bronchus is a highly malignant tumour which is frequently widely disseminated at diagnosis, as seen in table (Hansen and Muggia, 1972; Margolis et al., 1974). Brain metastases are relatively common, 10 per cent of a combined series of 171 patients having brain metastases prior to treatment (Abeloff et al., 1976; Eagan et al., 1974; Einhorn et al., 1976; Hansen, 1973; Newman and Hansen, 1974).

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  1. Southampton General Hospital, UK

    J. M. A. Whitehouse (Director of the CRC Medical Oncology Unit) (Director of the CRC Medical Oncology Unit)

  2. Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK

    H. E. M. Kay (Consultant Haematologist) (Consultant Haematologist)

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Williams, C.J. (1979). The Prevention of CNS Metastases in Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bronchus. In: Whitehouse, J.M.A., Kay, H.E.M. (eds) CNS Complications of Malignant Disease. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04285-2_17

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