Solitary brain metastases from uterus carcinoma: Report of three cases

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 175-178

  Salvati, Maurizio ^a   Caroli, E ^b   Orlando, E Ramundo ^b   Nardone, A ^a   Frati, A ^a   Innocenzi, G ^a   Giangaspero, F ^a  

^a IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Chemotherapy; Gynecologic tumors; Radiotherapy; Uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DEATH; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER; UTERUS CARCINOMA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1342265805     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000013470.29733.62     Document Type: Article

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