Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer
As local and systemic control of breast cancer improves, metastasis to the brain remains a common event requiring a specialized management approach. Women diagnosed with breast cancer who develop brain metastases have superior overall survival compared to patients with other forms of metastatic carc...
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2015-01-01
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| author | Addison Willett J Ben Wilkinson Chirag Shah Minesh P Mehta |
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| description | As local and systemic control of breast cancer improves, metastasis to the brain remains a common event requiring a specialized management approach. Women diagnosed with breast cancer who develop brain metastases have superior overall survival compared to patients with other forms of metastatic carcinoma. This article summarizes some of the unique aspects of care for patients with breast cancer metastases to the brain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-647dd43b697947eea2d8c827f46925ff2025-08-20T01:51:21ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512015-01-01362879310.4103/0971-5851.158835Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancerAddison WillettJ Ben WilkinsonChirag ShahMinesh P MehtaAs local and systemic control of breast cancer improves, metastasis to the brain remains a common event requiring a specialized management approach. Women diagnosed with breast cancer who develop brain metastases have superior overall survival compared to patients with other forms of metastatic carcinoma. This article summarizes some of the unique aspects of care for patients with breast cancer metastases to the brain.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2015;volume=36;issue=2;spage=87;epage=93;aulast=WillettBrain metastasisbreast cancergamma kniferadiosurgerywhole brain radiation |
| spellingShingle | Addison Willett J Ben Wilkinson Chirag Shah Minesh P Mehta Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Brain metastasis breast cancer gamma knife radiosurgery whole brain radiation |
| title | Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| title_full | Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| title_fullStr | Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| title_short | Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| title_sort | management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer |
| topic | Brain metastasis breast cancer gamma knife radiosurgery whole brain radiation |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2015;volume=36;issue=2;spage=87;epage=93;aulast=Willett |
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