Initial treatment of melanoma brain metastases using gamma knife radiosurgery: An evaluation of efficacy and toxicity

Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 825-833

  Radbill, Andrew E ^a   Fiveash, John F ^b   Falkenberg, Elizabeth T ^b   Guthrie, Barton L ^c   Young, Paul E ^d   Meleth, Sreelatha ^b   Markert, James M ^b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Kentucky   (United States)

^d HealthSouth Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Melanoma; Metastasis; Radiosurgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543080396     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20447     Document Type: Article

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