Brain metastasis from prostate cancer. Report of 13 cases and critical analysis of the literature

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-207

  Salvati, Maurizio ^b,c,e   Frati, A ^b,c   Russo, N ^a   Brogna, C ^a   Piccirilli, M ^a   D'Andrea, G ^d   Occhiogrosso, G ^a   Pichierri, A ^a   Caroli, E ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Prostatic carcinoma; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RARE DISEASE; STANDARD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22844449551     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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