Brain metastases

A metastasis of cancer cells in the brain tissue is called brain metastasis. A distinction is made between cancer cells that originate in the brain itself (brain tumor) and cells that originate from malignant tumors outside the brain (brain metastases). Tumors that frequently form brain metastases are lung cancer, breast cancer, malignant melanoma and renal … Brain metastases

Symptoms | Brain metastases

Symptoms The symptoms caused by brain metastases are often initially very unspecific and are triggered by increasing intracranial pressure. Only when sensitive regions of the brain are affected or when metastasis has progressed can the symptoms be assigned more specifically to a disease with brain metastases. In about one third of cases, brain metastases cause … Symptoms | Brain metastases

Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder based on mutations in the FLCN gene. Patients suffer from multiple skin lesions, lung cysts, and renal tumors. Treatment is limited to symptomatic resection and, if necessary, follow-up of the tumors. What is Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome? Hereditary diseases are conditions caused by mutation(s) in one or more genes … Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment