Preliminary experience in the treatment of choroidal melanoma with gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages 177-179

  Woodbourn, R ^a   Danis, R ^a   Timmerman, R ^a   Witt, T ^a   Ciulla, T ^a   Worth, R ^a   Bank, M ^a   Coffman, S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroidal melanoma; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Melanoma; Ocular melanoma; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CONTROL; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRY EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FOVEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0034434017     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.supplement_3.0177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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