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ReviewIndian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology

Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer.

Addison Willett, J Ben Wilkinson, Chirag Shah, Minesh P Mehta

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Review in Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Addison WillettDepartments of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
J Ben WilkinsonDepartments of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA ; Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA.
Chirag ShahSumma Health System/ Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, Ohio 44304, USA.
Minesh P MehtaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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.

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Brain metastasisbreast cancergamma kniferadiosurgerywhole brain radiation

Identifiers

PMID26157284
PMCPMC4477383

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