[Local therapy for stage IV advanced breast cancer with brain metastasis]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2001 Oct;28(11):1783-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 55-year-old female patient was diagnosed with right breast cancer with brain metastasis of 3 cm in size. Neurological examination revealed paralysis in the left upper and lower extremities. Chemotherapy and hormone therapy were performed. Brachytherapy by Cyberknife was performed for the brain metastatic lesion. As a result, the brain metastatic lesion decreased in size to 1 cm on the CT-scan after 2 months. The paralysis disappeared and the patient's QOL improved. Cyberknife therapy was useful for a brain metastatic lesion that harmed the patient's QOL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery*
  • Docetaxel
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / analogs & derivatives*
  • Quality of Life
  • Radiosurgery* / instrumentation
  • Tamoxifen / administration & dosage
  • Taxoids*

Substances

  • Taxoids
  • Tamoxifen
  • Docetaxel
  • Paclitaxel