Cranial nerve palsies in metastatic prostate cancer - Results of base of skull radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-90

  O'Sullivan, Joe M ^a   Norman, Andrew R ^a   McNair, Helen ^a   Dearnaley, David P ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve dysfunction; Metastatic prostate cancer; Palliation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SKULL IRRADIATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842346491     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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