Single brain metastases from melanoma: Remarks on a series of 84 patients

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-218

  Salvati, Maurizio ^a   Frati, Alessandro ^a   D'Elia, Alessandro ^a   Pescatori, Lorenzo ^a   Piccirilli, Manolo ^a   Pietrantonio, Andrea ^a   Fazi, Maurizio ^a   Santoro, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Melanoma; Metastasis; Neurosurgery; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; FOTEMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW;

EID: 84862893844     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-011-0348-z     Document Type: Review

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