Brain metastases in neurosurgery: Indications, surgical procedures and outcome

Anticancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3 C, 1998, Pages 2215-2218

  Ludwig, H C ^a   Behnke, J ^a   Markakis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031840070     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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