Brain metastases from endometrial carcinoma: Report of three cases and review of the literature

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Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-117

  Orrù, Silvia ^a   Lay, Giancarlo ^a   Dessì, Marina ^a   Murtas, Rita ^a   Deidda, Maria Assunta ^a   Amichetti, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

^b ATreP Agenzia Provinciale Per la Protonterapia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Endometrial tumor; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947732618     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160709300122     Document Type: Article

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