Abstract:Background: There is little population-based data on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with brain metastases at initial diagnosis published. This study aimed to estimate incidence of brain metastases in initial metastatic HCC and its impact on prognosis.Methods: Newly diagnosed HCC cases from 2010 to 2015 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were screened for the presence of brain metastases. Data were stratified by age and ethnicity. Multivariable logistic and Cox regression were us… Show more
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