Surgical treatment of metastatic brain tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-277

  Sawaya, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Cortical mapping; Intraoperative ultrasound; Radiosurgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029871123     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00165484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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