Inflammatory breast cancer with brain metastases – case report

Efremovska Donevska, Kristina and Gligorievski, Antonio and Jovanovska, Zlatica and Todosieva Serafimova, Kristina (2023) Inflammatory breast cancer with brain metastases – case report. Medical Journal - Medicus, 28 (2). pp. 290-293. ISSN 1409-6366

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Abstract

Inflammatory breast cancer sometimes metastasizes (spreads) to the brain. (1) This condition is commonly referred
to as “secondary breast cancer in the brain”. (2)
Brain metastases in breast cancer patients have a poor prognosis, with average survival ranging from 2 to 25,3
months despite the treatment (3) They are a major cause of mortality, associated with progressive neurological
deficits resulting in reduced quality of life. Researchers found that people diagnosed HER2-positive or triplenegative inflammatory breast cancer in stage IV, have major risk of brain metastases, than people with other
subtypes of inflammatory breast cancer. (3,9)
Generally, women with inflammatory breast cancer present at younger age are more likely to have metastatic
disease in diagnosis and have shorter survival than women with non-inflammatory breast cancer. (10)

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Antonio Gligorievski
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2024 12:37
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2024 12:37
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/33410

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