Management of brain metastases from thyroid carcinoma: A study of 16 pathologically confirmed cases over 25 years

Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 356-362

  McWilliams, Robert R ^a   Giannini, Caterina ^a   Hay, Ian D ^a   Atkinson, John L ^a   Stafford, Scott L ^a   Buckner, Jan C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic; Brain; Follicular; H rthle cell; Insular; Medullary; Metastases; Papillary; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULINOMA; MALE; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; ONCOCYTOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SOLID TUMOR; THYROID CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038345383     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11488     Document Type: Article

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