BRAIN METASTASES, DESPITE THEIR FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, CAN GO UNDETECTED^1-2

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ASCO = American Society of Clinical Oncology; HER = human epidermal growth factor receptor; MBC = metastatic breast cancer; NCCN = National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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