A Case Report of Long-term Survival after Radiotherapy for a Solitary Brain Metastasis from Breast Cancer.
This is the report of a patient with a solitary brain metastasis from breast cancer who survived more than 8 years after the first brain metastasis. The brain metastasis was treated with partial removal followed by 30 Gy/15 fructions of whole brain irradiation plus 20 Gy/10 fructions of local boost irradiation for 5weeks. Brain metastases from breast cancer are usually a sign of rapid systemic tumor progression and long-term survivors are extremely rare. However, this case demonstrated the possibility of long-term survival in rare cases of brain metastases from breast cancer. This suggests a need for aggressive therapy in patients with a solitary brain metastasis.
Nozaki
M
Departments of Radiology, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-50 Minanikoshigaya, Koshigaya 343, Japan.
Higuchi
K
Kohno
N
Fujioka
S
Yoshida
K
Niibe
H