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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;123(9):1349-1350.
doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-1001-9. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

Miliary breast cancer brain metastasis: a rare and aggressive form of central nervous system metastasis

Matthew N Mills  1 , Kamran A Ahmed  2
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Editorial

Miliary breast cancer brain metastasis: a rare and aggressive form of central nervous system metastasis

Matthew N Mills et al. Br J Cancer. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Although breast cancer brain metastasis is an increasingly common occurrence, relatively little is known about miliary brain metastases, a rare subtype that presents unique diagnostic and management challenges. The present study from Bashour et al. proposes the first objective diagnostic imaging criteria, enabling improved future study.

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Conflict of interest statement

Kamran A. Ahmed has received research funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech.

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