Stereotactic body radiation therapy with or without transarterial chemoembolization for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma: Preliminary analysis

BMC Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Choi, Byung Ock ^a   Choi, Ihl Bohng ^a   Jang, Hong Seok ^a   Kang, Young Nam ^a   Jang, Ji Sun ^a   Bae, Si Hyun ^a   Yoon, Seung Kew ^a   Chai, Gyu Young ^b   Kang, Ki Mun ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GELFOAM;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NAUSEA; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149383567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-351     Document Type: Article

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