Tumor markers for early diagnosis for brain metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A case series and literature review for effective loco-regional treatment

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 79-84

  Kamimura, Kenya ^a   Kobayashi, Yuji ^a   Takahashi, Yoshifumi ^a   Abe, Hiroyuki ^a   Kumaki, Daisuke ^a   Yokoo, Takeshi ^a   Kamimura, Hiroteru ^a   Sakai, Norihiro ^a   Sakamaki, Akira ^a   Abe, Satoshi ^a   Takamura, Masaaki ^a   Kawai, Hirokazu ^a   Yamagiwa, Satoshi ^a   Terai, Shuji ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

AFP; brain metastasis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; L3; radiation; surgery; tumor marker

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN; GIMERACIL PLUS OTERACIL POTASSIUM PLUS TEGAFUR; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD PUGH SCORE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TUMOR BIOPSY; VERY ELDERLY; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SECONDARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS, TUMOR; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85010652999     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2016.1276134     Document Type: Article

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