Stereotactic radiosurgery for malignant melanoma to the brain

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1399-1411

  Seung, S K ^a   Shu, H K G ^a   McDermott, M W ^a   Sneed, P K ^a   Larson, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030466373     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70522-3     Document Type: Article

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