Radiation therapy of tumours involving the skull base.
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The author reviews the Princess Margaret Hospital (Ontario Cancer Institute) experience with radiation therapy in certain tumours involving the skull base including meningiomas, chordomas, craniopharyngiomas and other less common tumours. Radiation therapy offers an effective supplementary or alternative treatment for such lesions.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985