Successful management of brain metastasis from malignant germ cell tumours with standard induction chemotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-339

  Gremmer, R ^a   Schroder M L J F ^a   Huinink, W W Bokkel ^a   Brandsma, D ^a   Boogerd, W ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Chemotherapy; Cranial radiotherapy; Craniotomy; Non seminomatous germ cell tumour

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; PREDNISONE; THIOTEPA; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERM CELL TUMOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CISPLATIN; CRANIOTOMY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249132448     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9668-4     Document Type: Article

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