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ArticleCureus2025

Bone Metastases of Breast Cancer in the Skull Base: An Unusual Metastatic Spread.

Mariana S Beja, Joana Marques, Vasco S Cardoso, Zacharoula Sidiropoulou

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mariana S BejaObstetrics and Gynecology, Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) - Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.
Joana MarquesGeneral Surgery, Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) - Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.
Vasco S CardosoGeneral Surgery, Unidade Local de Saúde Almada - Seixal, Lisbon, PRT.
Zacharoula SidiropoulouGeneral Surgery, Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) - Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a prevalent malignancy and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women. A subset of women present with primary disseminated disease, with bone being a frequent site of metastatic involvement. However, metastatic spread to the base of the skull is rare, asymptomatic, and often difficult to diagnose. The authors present a case of an elderly female patient in her early 80s with advanced breast cancer who had bone metastases limited to the base of the skull at the time of diagnosis.

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advanced-stage breast cancerbreast cancerelderly patient managementskull base metastasessolitary bone metastasis

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PMID41426873
PMCPMC12714300

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