Long term survival in non-small-cell lung carcinoma with synchronous brain metastasis

Thoracic Cancer

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 172-174

  Aggarwal, Rupali ^a   Dimri, Kislay ^a   Pandey, Awadhesh Kumar ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Long term survival; Non small cell lung carcinoma; Synchronous brain metastasis

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEFITINIB; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SYNCHRONOUS BRAIN METASTASIS; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 82355168840     PISSN: 17597706     EISSN: 17597714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-7714.2010.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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