Brain metastasis from prostate small cell carcinoma: Not to be neglected

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-377

  Erasmus, Corrie E ^a   Verhagen, Wim I M ^a   Wauters, Carla A P ^a   Van Lindert, Erik J ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMIANOPIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0036860420     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002250     Document Type: Article

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