Neurosurgical management and postoperative whole-brain radiotherapy for colorectal cancer patients with symptomatic brain metastases

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-457

  Aprile, Giuseppe ^a   Zanon, Elisa ^a   Tuniz, Francesco ^a   Iaiza, Emiliana ^a   De Pauli, Federica ^a   Pella, Nicoletta ^a   Pizzolitto, Stefano ^a   Buffoli, Alberto ^a   Piga, Andrea ^a   Skrap, Miran ^a   Fasola, Gianpiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Colorectal cancer; Neurosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE; CETUXIMAB; FLUOROURACIL; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN; PLATINUM COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449102631     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-008-0468-1     Document Type: Article

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