Tumor regression in malignant choroidal melanomas after transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) versus ruthenium brachytherapy and sandwich therapy a comparative analysis;Tumorregression maligner Aderhautmelanome nach Transpupillarer Thermotherapie (TTT) versus Ruthenium-Brachytherapie und Sandwichtherapie eine vergleichende Analyse

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 227, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 262-268

  Stoffelns, B M ^a   Schoepfer, K ^a   Jochem, T ^a   Faldum, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Malignant choroidal melanoma; Ruthenium brachytherapy; Transpupillary thermotherapy; Tumour regression

Indexed keywords

RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CHOROID MELANOMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESERVATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SANDWICH THERAPY; TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; ISOTOPES; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PUPIL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUTHENIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951538283     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245224     Document Type: Article

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