Clinical analysis of patients who survived for less than 3 months after brain metastatectomy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-648

  Kim, Young Zoon ^a   Kim, Kyu Hong ^a   Kim, Joon Soo ^a   Song, Yeong Jin ^b   Kim, Ki Uk ^b   Kim, Hyung Dong ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Metastatectomy; Prognosis; Surgical candidate; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350741404     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.641     Document Type: Article

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