Treatment of portal vein tumor thrombosis of hepatoma patients with either stereotactic radiotherapy or three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 212-217

  Lin, Chun Shu ^a   Jen, Yee Min ^a   Chiu, Su Yun ^a   Hwang, Jing Min ^a   Chao, Hsing Lung ^a   Lin, Hon Yi ^a   Shum, Weng Yoon ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatoma; Portal vein tumor thrombosis; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RECANALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR THROMBUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; PORTAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33745700687     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyl006     Document Type: Article

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