title: Breast cancer metastasis to the medulla oblongata: a case report.
abstract: Breast cancer metastasis to the brain stem is uncommon. Because of the rarity of the condition, the clinical course of such patients is not known. The case of a 41-year-old woman with advanced-stage carcinoma of the breast involving the medulla oblongata is presented and the literature concerning management, including patient outcome, is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ampil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawahar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Krishnamsetty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis