An unusual case of transitional cell carcinoma of renal pelvis presenting with brain metastases

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 747-750

  Kolla, Surendra B ^a   Hemal, Ashok K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Renal pelvis; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS CARCINOMA; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBOPLATIN; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PACLITAXEL; URETER;

EID: 34548453702     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9155-9     Document Type: Article

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