title: Brain metastases in colorectal cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is the presentation of brain secondaries associated with colorectal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the period between 1990 and 2009, 670 patients with colorectal cancer were treated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 670 patients, 5 patients were identified with brain metastases. The incidence was 0.73%. The median interval between the colorectal cancer and the development of the brain secondaries was 7.5 months. Median survival after the diagnosis of brain metastases was 4.3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brain metastases associated with colorectal cancer are relatively rare, but also a frequent cause of death.
authors.affiliation: 4th Surgical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Antheon 1, Panorama, 55236 Thessaloniki, Greece. mpramateftakis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pramateftakis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hatzigianni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kanellos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vrakas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanellos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agelopoulos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ouzounidis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies