Characteristics of long-term survivors of brain metastases from lung cancer

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-53

  Niemiec, Milena ^a   Głogowski, Maciej ^a   Tyc Szczepaniak, Dobromira ^a   Wierzchowski, Marek ^a   Keogonekepka, Lucyna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Brain metastases; Female; Long term survival; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 79951954900     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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