Recurrent primary fibrosarcoma of the brain treated with the gliasite brachytherapy system: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 579-583

  Fraser, Robert W ^a,b   Limentani, Steven A ^a   Dollar, James D ^a   Asher, Anthony ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Brain; Radiation; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; IODINE 125; MANNITOL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECURRENT CANCER; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0345118280     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00456-7     Document Type: Article

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