Non-small cell lung cancer and silent brain metastasis. Survival and prognostic factors.

The detection of silent brain metastasis is becoming increasingly common in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical course, prognostic significance, and treatment efficacy in patients with asymptomatic brain metastasis. A retrospective study of patients with cytologically and histologically diagnosed NSCLC and brain metastasis detected by cranial computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging was performed.