A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain
A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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To assess the efficacy of surgical resection of brain metastases from extracranial primary cancer, we randomly assigned patients with a single brain metastasis to either surgical removal of the brain tumor followed by radiotherapy (surgical group) or needle biopsy and radiotherapy (radiation group). Forty-eight patients (25 in the surgical group an...
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A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79606219
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79606219
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJM199002223220802
