Stereotactic spine radiosurgery for intradural and intramedullary metastasis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Shin, Dong Ah ^a   Huh, Ryoong ^a   Chung, Sang Sup ^a   Rock, Jack ^b   Ryu, Samuel ^b  

^a Cha University   (South Korea)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spinal cord lesion; Metastasis; Radiosurgery; Spinal cord neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349140840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.9.FOCUS09194     Document Type: Article

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