Malignancy-related hydrocephalus: Clinical features and results of ventricular peritoneal shunt procedure in three patients

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 366-368

  Lokich, Jacob ^a,b,c   Levine, Harvey ^d   Nasser, Imad ^d  

^a Cancer Center of Boston   (United States)

^b Network Centers in Boston   (United States)

^c Network Centers in Boston   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinomatous meningitis; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MENTAL DISEASE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031848671     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199808000-00010     Document Type: Article

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