Symptomatic leptomeningeal and intramedullary metastases from intracranial glioblastoma multiforme: A case report

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Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-881

  Scoccianti, Silvia ^a   Detti, Beatrice ^a   Meattini, Icro ^a   Iannalfi, Alberto ^a   Sardaro, Angela ^b   Leonulli, Barbara Grilli ^a   Martinelli, Francesco ^a   Bordi, Lorenzo ^c   Pellicanò, Gianni ^a   Biti, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Intramedullary metastases; Leptomeningeal metastases; Metastases; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FOTEMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL GLIOBLASTOMA; INTRAMEDULLARY TUMOR; LEPTOMENIGEAL TUMOR; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS;

EID: 61349176493     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400620     Document Type: Article

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