title: Gamma knife surgery for cerebral metastasis.
abstract: Twenty-six cerebral metastatic tumours treated with the Gamma knife employing a large single dose were followed by repeated clinical and CT examinations. In most cases Gamma knife surgery was the only treatment. The follow up time has been longer than 6 months with a median follow up of 9 months. In all but one of the cases a remarkable progressive shrinkage of the tumour started 2-4 months after the therapy. The therapeutic results indicate that radiosurgery used even as the only form of treatment is the best treatment alternative for cerebral metastasis presently available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kihlström
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Norén
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rähn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation