Radiosurgery and whole brain therapy in the treatment of brainstem metastases

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 677-680

  Samblás, José M ^a   Sallabanda, Kita ^a,b   Bustos, José C ^a   Gutiérrez Díaz, José A ^a   Peraza, Carmen ^a   Beltrán, César ^a   Samper, Pilar María ^b  

^a IMO Group   (Spain)

^b De La República Argentina ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstem metastasis; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL IRRADIATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75349086489     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0423-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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