Abstract
The distribution of brain metastases (BMs) in patients with lung cancer may be associated with the primary tumor-related factors and cerebral small vascular diseases (CSVDs). The aim of this study was to investigate the potential effects of the above factors on the distribution of BMs. A total of 5,788 lesions in 823 patients with BMs from lung cancer were enrolled. The numbers of BMs and CSVDs in 15 brain regions were determined. CSVDs include recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSIs), perivascular spaces, and lacunes of presumed vascular origin (LPVOs). We collected the number of CSVDs, and primary tumor-related factors (including clinical and imaging features) in lung cancer patients with BMs. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were utilized to analyze the potential influence of the above factors on the number of BMs in 15 brain regions. In addition, we performed subgroup analyses of all patients with adenocarcinoma (AD), female patients with AD, male patients with AD, and patients with small cell lung cancer. Univariate linear regression analyses showed that bone metastasis, adrenal metastasis, RSSIs, and LPVOs were associated with the number of BMs in over half of the examined brain regions. Only the independent association of LVPOs persisted in the multivariate linear regression analyses, and similar phenomenon was found in the subgroup analyses. In conclusion, the distribution of BMs in lung cancer patients appears to be associated with the presence of LVPOs, while primary tumor-related factors have less influence.
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