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Triple-negative and HER2-overexpressing breast cancers exhibit an elevated risk and an earlier occurrence of cerebral metastases.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Nov 2009
Heitz Florian, Harter Philipp, Lueck Hans-Joachim, Fissler-Eckhoff Annette, Lorenz-Salehi Fatemeh, Scheil-Bertram Stefanie, Traut Alexander, du Bois Andreas
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PURPOSE: Evaluation of the influence of immunohistochemically defined breast cancer (BC) subtypes and other risk factors on the development of cerebral metastases (CM). METHODS: Exploratory analysis of a hospital-based prospective tumour registry including all patients with primary BC treated in our EUSOMA breast unit between 1998 and 2006. RESULTS: The study cohort contained 2441 patients, including 284 patients...
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