title: Brain metastases secondary to breast cancer: treatment with surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery.
abstract: Intracerebral metastases are a serious complication for a significant proportion of cancer patients. Successful management may involve multiple treatments including surgical resection, whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). We report the successful treatment of a solitary brain metastasis using a combination of surgical resection and SRS at Southeast Missouri Hospital, a community hospital that serves a primarily rural population.
authors.affiliation: Brain and NeuroSpine Clinic of Missouri, LLC, Cape Girardeau, MO, USA. ptolentino@brainandneurospine.com
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tolentino
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted