Temozolomide and cisplatin in the treatment of leptomeningeal metastatic involvement from melanoma: A case report [2]

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 257-258

  Salmaggi, A ^a   Silvani, A ^a   Eoli, M ^a   Lamperti, E ^a   Boiardi, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CISPLATIN; DACARBAZINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036914728     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720200053     Document Type: Letter

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