Guidelines for the initial management of metastatic brain tumors: Role of surgery, radiosurgery, and radiation therapy

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 505-514

  Ewend, Matthew G ^a,c   Morris, David E ^a   Carey, Lisa A ^a   Ladha, Alim M ^a   Brem, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Radiation therapy; Radiosurgery; Surgical therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; LAPATINIB; PHENYTOIN; TRASTUZUMAB; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449179930     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2008.0038     Document Type: Article

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