Report of a male patient with brain metastases from breast cancer

被引：7
作者：
Nieder, C
Jost, PJ
Grosu, AL
Peschel, C
Molls, M
机构：
[1] Tech Univ Munich, Klinikum Rechts Isar, Dept Radiat Oncol, D-81675 Munich, Germany
[2] Tech Univ Munich, Klinikum Rechts Isar, Dept Hematol & Oncol, D-81675 Munich, Germany
来源：
BREAST | 2003年 / 12卷 / 05期
关键词：
brain metastases; radiation therapy; breast cancer;
D O I：
10.1016/S0960-9776(03)00109-7
中图分类号：
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号：
100214 ;
摘要：
As in female patients, the clinical course in male patients with breast cancer is determined mainly by tumor stage. The literature contains very limited data on either the occurrence or the treatment of CNS metastases. This paper presents the case report of a 69-year-old man with multiple brain metastases 7 years after a diagnosis of lymph-node positive breast cancer, which had earlier already spread to the bones and liver. Whole-brain irradiation with a total dose of 30 Gy resulted in palliation of symptoms. Nevertheless, survival was very short (7 weeks from diagnosis). Patients with metastatic breast cancer are at risk for the development of brain metastases. When performance status is poor the survival of patients with brain metastases is very limited. Treatment recommendations are the same as those for female patients with brain metastases from breast cancer. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：345 / 347
页数：3
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