Rame Gowda1, Shreesha Khandige2
BACKGROUND
The Metastatic tumours are the tumours that originate outside the CNS and spread secondarily to the CNS via the haematogenous route [metastasis] or by direct invasion from adjacent tissue. Metastatic tumours are the most common CNS neoplasms. Due to under diagnosis and inaccurate reporting, the incidence rates found in the literature for brain metastases [up to 11 per 100,000 population per year] probably underestimate the true incidence. The aim of the study is to study the metastatic tumours of the CNS.
METHODS
The sample size included 100 cases of intra-cranial neoplasms that turned in the Department of Medicine in KVJ Medical College, Sullia and different local private hospitals of Sullia and Mangalore.
RESULTS
In this study Metastatic tumours constitutes 3 (3%) of intracranial tumours. Among these 2 are adenocarcinomas and 1 case is a neurofibrosarcoma. All 3 cases occurred in a >14-year-old patients. All were men. 2 cases were cerebral and one case was in cerebellum in location.
CONCLUSION
Due to under diagnosis and inaccurate reporting, the incidence rates found in the literature for brain metastases [up to 11 per 100,000 population per year] probably underestimate the true incidence.
