Emergency craniotomy in patients with intracranial metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Yang, J J ^a   Xiang, Y ^a   Yang, X Y ^a   Wan, X R ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Emergency; Gestational trophoblastic tumor; Intracranial metastases; Surgical therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; NITROCAPHANE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 15044349359     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.01.025     Document Type: Article

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