The incidence of brain metastases in breast cancer according to molecular subtype and stage: a 10-year single institution analysis
Christopher Poletes,
Bardia Amanirad,
Anna T. Santiago
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundBreast cancer (BC) is the second most common etiology of brain metastases (BrM). We aimed to examine the incidence of BrM among all BC patients presenting to a large tertiary cancer centre over one decade.
MethodsWe included all BC patients presenting consecutively between 2009 and 2019 and cross referenced that cohort to a radiotherapy database, identifying patients treated for BrM at any time following their initial presentation. Cumulative incidences (CI) of BrM diagnoses were calculated using dea… Show more
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