Brain Tumors: Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic brain tumors

Brain Tumors: Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic brain tumors ( 8 Questions)

A nurse is teaching a client who has a newly diagnosed metastatic brain tumor. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)


Correct Answer: ["A","B","C","E"]

Choice A reason:

This statement is true. Metastatic brain tumors are lesions that spread from a primary cancer site outside of the body, such as breast, kidney, lung, or gastrointestinal tract cancers.

Choice B reason:

This statement is true. Metastatic brain tumors are more common than primary brain tumors, accounting for about half of all brain tumors.

Choice C reason:

This statement is true. Metastatic brain tumors can be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy, depending on the location, size, number, and type of tumor.

Choice D reason:

This statement is false. Metastatic brain tumors usually have a worse prognosis than primary brain tumors, because they indicate a systemic disease and often recur after treatment.

Choice E reason:

This statement is true. Metastatic brain tumors can cause increased intracranial pressure and neurological deficits by applying pressure to surrounding brain tissue and impairing cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.




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