Brain metastases from unknown primary tumour: A prospective study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 394-398

  Rudà, Roberta ^a   Borgognone, Marzia ^a   Benech, Franco ^a   Vasario, Ezio ^b   Soffietti, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Follow up; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Unknown primary tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035019450     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170180     Document Type: Article

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