Metastases to the cerebellum. Results and prognostic factors in a consecutive series of 44 operated patients

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-337

  Pompili, Alfredo ^a   Carapella, Carmine Maria ^a   Cattani, Fabio ^a   Fabi, Alessandra ^a   Giannarelli, Diana ^a   Giovannetti, Maddalena ^a   Mirri, Alessandra ^a   Occhipinti, Emanuele ^a   Telera, Stefano ^a   Vidiri, Antonello ^a   Pace, Andrea ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Brain tumor; Brain tumor surgery; Cerebellar metastases; Cerebellar tumor; Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 44649189688     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9572-y     Document Type: Article

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