Orbital metastases in breast cancer: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 745-748

  Dieing, A ^a   Schulz, C O ^a   Schmid, P ^a   Roever, A C ^a   Lehenbauer Dehm, S ^a   Jehn, C ^a   Flath, B ^a   Possinger, K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Ocular metastases; Orbital metastases

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; DOCETAXEL; FAT; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHOROID; CONJUNCTIVA; DIPLOPIA; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN METASTASIS; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12444275663     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-004-0606-3     Document Type: Review

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