Multiple brain metastases from malignant melanoma with long-term survival

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 552-555

  Hamid, N A ^a   Chandra, A ^a   Meyer, C H A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Malignant melanoma; Multiple cerebral metastases; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DACARBAZINE; LOMUSTINE; MELANIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 11344269360     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690400012616     Document Type: Article

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