title: Management of solitary and multiple brain metastases from breast cancer.
abstract: As local and systemic control of breast cancer improves, metastasis to the brain remains a common event requiring a specialized management approach. Women diagnosed with breast cancer who develop brain metastases have superior overall survival compared to patients with other forms of metastatic carcinoma. This article summarizes some of the unique aspects of care for patients with breast cancer metastases to the brain.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
authors.forename: Addison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA ; Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA.
authors.forename: J Ben
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.affiliation: Summa Health System/ Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, Ohio 44304, USA.
authors.forename: Chirag
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Minesh P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mehta
keywords: Brain metastasis; breast cancer; gamma knife; radiosurgery; whole brain radiation