Brain metastases from gynecological cancers: Factors that affect overall survival

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-310

  Mahmoud Ahmed, Ashraf S ^a   Kupelian, Patrick A ^a   Reddy, Chandana A ^a   Suh, John H ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Gynecologic tumors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0038668949     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460200100412     Document Type: Review

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