Brain metastases from endometrial carcinoma: A retrospective study

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 524-528

  Gien, Lilian T ^a   Kwon, Janice S ^a,b   D'Souza, David P ^a   Radwan, John S ^a   Hammond, J Alex ^a   Sugimoto, Akira K ^a   Carey, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Endometrial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 1942508765     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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