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If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with a tumor in the brain that has spread from elsewhere in the body (known as a metastatic brain tumor), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is ready to help. Our experienced team of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals is dedicated to providing the highest-quality treatment, counseling, and palliative care for patients with this disease. Our patients also have access to innovative therapies through our clinical trials.

  • Our Approach & Expertise
    Physicians at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have extensive experience caring for patients with brain metastases and tend to treat these tumors aggressively -- and in so doing, can often extend patients' lives and improve their quality of life.
  • Our Team of Experts
    Our team of brain tumor experts in neurology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology work together to diagnose and treat patients with metastatic brain tumors.
  • Overview
    Metastatic brain cancer, also called secondary brain cancer, occurs when cancer cells migrate to the brain from a primary cancer elsewhere in the body, and form one or more tumors.
  • Symptoms
    Symptoms of brain metastases are quite varied, and depend on the location and size of the tumor or tumors. These symptoms can include headache, seizures, numbness, weakness, and difficulty walking.
  • Diagnosis
    To diagnose metastatic brain lesions, doctors usually conduct a neurological examination and have patients undergo an MRI scan of the brain.
  • Treatment
    Treatments for metastatic brain lesions include surgery, radiation therapy, and occasionally chemotherapy.
  • Our Clinical Trials
    A continually updated listing of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's current clinical trials for metastatic brain tumors.
  • Making an Appointment
    Appointments to see one of our neurologists or neurosurgeons are usually available within 1 week.
  • After Treatment
    Long-term follow-up examinations are always advised because brain metastases tend to recur and treatment can have possible late side effects.

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