Brain metastasis and carcinomatous meningitis from vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: Case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-154

  Puente Vazquez J ^a   Lopez Tarruella Cobo S ^a   Anton F M ^a   Asado, A C ^a   Vidart, J A ^a   Coronado, P ^a   Diaz Rubio E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Meningeal carcinomatosis; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; PACLITAXEL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN METASTASIS; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVAR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247871265     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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