Screening brain MRI in inflammatory breast cancer: Is it time?

The study of brain metastasis (BrM) in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) by Warren et al. that accompanies this editorial has reported a high incidence of BrM and poor survival after BrM diagnosis. The question rises: should we adopt routine brain MRI in patients with IBC for early dete...

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Published in:Cancer 2022-12, Vol.128 (23), p.4055-4057
Main Authors: Dhakal, Ajay, Anders, Carey K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Brain cancer
Breast cancer
Inflammation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Metastases
Metastasis
Quality of life
Questions
Survival
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Summary:The study of brain metastasis (BrM) in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) by Warren et al. that accompanies this editorial has reported a high incidence of BrM and poor survival after BrM diagnosis. The question rises: should we adopt routine brain MRI in patients with IBC for early detection of BrMs and will this make a difference in survival and quality of life of patients? This editorial tries to approach these questions.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.34442