Intramedullary spinal cord metastases in breast cancer: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Kosmas, Christos ^a   Koumpou, Maria ^a   Nikolaou, Maria ^a   Katselis, John ^a   Soukouli, Georgia ^a   Markoutsaki, Nina ^a   Kostopoulou, Vassiliki ^a   Gaglia, Assimina ^a   Mylonakis, Nikolaos ^a   Karabelis, Athanassios ^a   Pectasides, Dimitrios ^a  

^a METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Carcinomatous meningitis; Docetaxel; Intramedullary spinal cord metastases; Paclitaxel; Taxanes

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOCETAXEL; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; LETROZOLE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; METHOTREXATE; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TRASTUZUMAB; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044261746     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-9177-z     Document Type: Article

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