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Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Levitan, N; Hong, WK; Byrne, RE; Gale, ME; Bromer, RH; Levine, HL; Licciardello, JT; Abbruzzese, JL
Published in: Cancer Treat Rep
November 1984

Fifty-five patients with small cell lung cancer underwent computerized cranial tomography (CCT) and a complete neurologic examination as part of their staging work-up. Fifteen patients (27%) had evidence of brain metastases detected by CCT at the time of diagnosis. Eleven of these 15 patients had new focal abnormalities upon neurologic examination. Of the 44 patients who had no new focal abnormalities upon neurologic examination, four (9%) had CCT findings consistent with brain metastases, and, in three of these patients, the central nervous system was the only site of metastatic disease. Thus, through the use of CCT as a routine procedure in the staging of small cell lung cancer, three patients whose tumors would otherwise have been classified as limited-stage were found to have extensive-stage disease.

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Published In

Cancer Treat Rep

ISSN

0361-5960

Publication Date

November 1984

Volume

68

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1375 / 1377

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell
  • Brain Neoplasms
 

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Levitan, N., Hong, W. K., Byrne, R. E., Gale, M. E., Bromer, R. H., Levine, H. L., … Abbruzzese, J. L. (1984). Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung. Cancer Treat Rep, 68(11), 1375–1377.
Levitan, N., W. K. Hong, R. E. Byrne, M. E. Gale, R. H. Bromer, H. L. Levine, J. T. Licciardello, and J. L. Abbruzzese. “Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung.Cancer Treat Rep 68, no. 11 (November 1984): 1375–77.
Levitan N, Hong WK, Byrne RE, Gale ME, Bromer RH, Levine HL, et al. Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung. Cancer Treat Rep. 1984 Nov;68(11):1375–7.
Levitan, N., et al. “Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung.Cancer Treat Rep, vol. 68, no. 11, Nov. 1984, pp. 1375–77.
Levitan N, Hong WK, Byrne RE, Gale ME, Bromer RH, Levine HL, Licciardello JT, Abbruzzese JL. Role of computerized cranial tomography in the staging of small cell carcinoma of the lung. Cancer Treat Rep. 1984 Nov;68(11):1375–1377.

Published In

Cancer Treat Rep

ISSN

0361-5960

Publication Date

November 1984

Volume

68

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1375 / 1377

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell
  • Brain Neoplasms