Results of operative treatment of intracranial metastatic tumors

Abstract

Survival and quality of survival have been investigated in 79 patients operated for intracranial metastatic tumor during the decade 1967–1977. The 30‐day mortality was 10%. Median survival varied between two and 14 months depending upon the type of primary tumor. The one‐year survival was 22% and the two‐year survival was 10%. Duration of survival depended strongly upon type of primary tumor and little upon preoperative condition, age, or sex. Fifty‐three percent of neurologically impaired patients who survived for at least one month were in better condition after surgery and 5% were in worse condition. Copyright © 1980 American Cancer Society