Open AccessManagement of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer
Author(s) -
A. Willett,
J. Ben Wilkinson,
Chirag Shah,
Minesh P. Mehta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5851.158835
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , brain metastasis , oncology , cancer , metastatic breast cancer , metastasis , breast cancer metastasis , bone metastasis
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.