Brain metastases: Can we do more?

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-53

  Tomasello, Francesco ^a   La Torre, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Esophageal carcinoma; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NOTE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEUROMONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BRAIN METASTASIS; ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA; PROGNOSTIC FACTOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84893701594     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.03.062     Document Type: Article

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