The Prevention of Brain Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation

BACKGROUND: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients frequently develop brain metastases (BM), even though the initial imaging with brain CT or MRI was negative. Stage III patients have the highest risk to develop BM, with an incidence of approximately 30%. BM can lead to neurocognitive disorders...

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Autores principales: Witlox, Willem J. A., Ramaekers, Bram L. T., Zindler, Jaap D., Eekers, Daniëlle B. P., van Loon, Judith G. M., Hendriks, Lizza E. L., Dingemans, Anne-Marie C., De Ruysscher, Dirk K. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00241

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00241

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