Abstract
Breast cancer is most common disease associated with brain metastases. It depends on several conditions where the most important is molecular subtype of breast cancer and age.
Brain metastases are linked with very poor prognosis. It is very impotrant to choose the best local treatment option to achieve better outcomes.
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