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Under what circumstances would you consider irradiation for brain metastases with active or recent bleeding?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Arizona

Melanoma and renal cell cancer brain metastases are prone to bleed. When metastases bleed, usually they cause acute symptoms depending on the location within the brain (seizures, sudden onset headaches, acute motor dysfunctions, etc.). These patients are commonly seen in the Emergency Department, at...

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