Brain metastases in breast cancer: Prognostic factors and management

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 580-585

  Lentzsch, S ^a   Reichardt, P ^a   Weber, F ^b   Budach, V ^a   Dorken B ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Brain metastases therapy; Breast cancer; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033119715     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00421-3     Document Type: Article

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