Clinicopathological Features and Survival Outcomes of Breast Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: a Single Centre Experience

Abstract

Purpose: Routine brain imaging in asymptomatic metastatic breast cancer (m-BC) patients is not standard of care. However, early diagnosis of brain metastases resulting in early intervention with stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy could reduce the need for significant interventional procedures, such as whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or extensive surgical resection, improve quality of life and delay neurological deaths. The aim of this study is to identify the clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer patients who are at high risk of developing brain metastases and may benefit from early brain screening.