Metastatic disease in the cerebellum: The LSU experience in 1981-1993

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-511

  Ampil, Federico L ^a,b   Nanda, Anil ^a   Willis, Brian K ^a   Nandy, Indrani ^a   Meehan, Rosemary ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Metastasis; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029837206     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199610000-00016     Document Type: Article

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