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. 2004 Jan;70(1):87-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2003.10.007.

Cranial nerve palsies in metastatic prostate cancer--results of base of skull radiotherapy

Joe M O'Sullivan  1 , Andrew R Norman, Helen McNair, David P Dearnaley
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Cranial nerve palsies in metastatic prostate cancer--results of base of skull radiotherapy

Joe M O'Sullivan et al. Radiother Oncol. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

We studied the rate of response to palliative external beam radiation therapy (20 Gy/5 or 30 Gy/10 fractions) to the base of skull in 32 prostate cancer patients with cranial nerve dysfunction. Sixteen patients (50%; 95% CI, 34-66%) had a useful response to therapy. The median survival post-therapy was 3 months.

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