title: Single brain metastases from breast cancer: remarks on clinical pattern and treatment.
abstract: Thirty-four breast cancer patients with single brain metastases were reviewed: 9 underwent surgical removal only and 25 surgical removal and radiotherapy. A longer survival was seen in patients who underwent surgical removal and radiotherapy, with a mean survival of 28 months. In the 9 patients who did not receive whole brain radiotherapy, the mean survival was 15 months and there was an higher frequency of brain relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences and Neurosurgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capoccia
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorenza
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans