Delayed Cerebral Metastasis of Breast Cancer: Case Report and Molecular Review
Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (4), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Breast cancer (BC) is a prevalent disease, and its incidence of brain metastasis (BM) varies
from5 to 30% according to the literature.We present the case of a delayed isolated cerebral
metastasis in a female patient following a period of 16 years after the diagnosis and first
treatment. During this time, there was no other recurrence. We also review the literature
concerning central nervous systemspread and themolecular subtypes of such late tumors.