Combined endoscopic endonasal surgery and fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (fSRS) for complex cranial base tumors - Early clinical outcomes

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-498

  Paravati, Anthony J ^a   Heron, Dwight E ^a   Gardner, Paul A ^a   Snyderman, Carl ^b   Ozhasoglu, Cihat ^a   Quinn, Annette ^a   Burton, Steve A ^a   Seelman, Kathleen ^a   Mintz, Arlan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Base of skull; Cranial base; CyberKnife; Endoscopic surgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIQUORRHEA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SAFETY; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 78049261427     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900507     Document Type: Article

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