Incidence of asymptomatic brain metastasis in lung cancer patients at initial staging work-up - A study of 211 cases

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 312-315

  Taneja, S ^a   Talwar, V ^a   Jena, A ^a   Doval, D C ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CANCER INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Brain metastasis; Lung cancer; NSCLC; SCLC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 37249081731     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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