Retrospective study of high intensity focused ultrasound compared with gamma knife radiotherapy in treatment of advanced pancreatic carcinoma

Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 689-691

  Xu, Zhoumin ^a   Pei, Feng ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Li, Na ^a   Gao, Weiran ^a   Qu, Qun ^a   Kong, Xiangjun ^a  

^a Shanghai Corps Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Gamma knife radiotherapy; High intensity focused ultrasound; Pancreatic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 77954734080     PISSN: 16727118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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