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Longterm remission of multiple brain metastases with tamoxifen

✍ Scribed by Henning Pors; Finn Edler Eyben; Ole Stig Sørensen; Michael Larsen

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
315 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-594X

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✦ Synopsis

A case of multiple brain metastases from breast carcinoma treated with tamoxifen is described. She remained in remission for 58 months and is still alive after 82+ months of hormone therapy. The case indicates that hormonal treatment may be very effective in the management of brain metastases from breast carcinoma.

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