Intracranial recurrence and distant metastasis of scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 305-308

  Marakovic, Jurica ^a   Vilendecic, Milorad ^a   Marinovic, Tonko ^a   Lambasa, Smiljka ^a   Grahovac, Gordan ^a  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Distant metastasis; Intracranial recurrence; Molecular targeted therapy; Scalp

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; PALACOS;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DISTANT METASTASIS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCALP TUMOR; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; SKULL; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 44649149546     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9567-8     Document Type: Article

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