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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2015; 36(02): 87-93
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.158835
REVIEW ARTICLE

Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer

Addison Willett
Department of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA
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J Ben Wilkinson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine; Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA
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Chirag Shah
Summa Health System/Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, Ohio 44304, USA
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Minesh P. Mehta
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Brain metastasis - breast cancer - gamma knife - radiosurgery - whole brain radiation


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Article published online:
12 July 2021

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