HER-2 expression in brain metastases from colorectal cancer and corresponding primary tumors: A case cohort series

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2370-2387

  Aprile, Giuseppe ^a   De Maglio, Giovanna ^a   Menis, Jessica ^a   Casagrande, Mariaelena ^a   Tuniz, Francesco ^a   Pisa, Federica Edith ^a   Fontanella, Caterina ^a   Skrap, Miran ^a   Beltrami, Carlo Alberto ^a   Fasola, Gianpiero ^a   Pizzolitto, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Colorectal cancer; HER 2; Neurosurgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CETUXIMAB; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FLUOROURACIL; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN; PANITUMUMAB;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; HER 2 GENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSURGERY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH CANCER; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 84875102209     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14022370     Document Type: Article

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