Successful treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases of endometrial carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-76

  Shiohara, Shigeki ^a   Ohara, M ^a   Itoh, K ^a   Shiozawa, T ^a   Konishi, I ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Endometrial carcinoma; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0037222406     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13017.x     Document Type: Article

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