title: Stereotactic radiosurgery in children and adolescents.
abstract: Stereotactic radiosurgery has had an increasing role in the treatment of selected intracranial lesions in pediatric patients. In our first 44 months experience, 60 of the patients (9%) treated were less than or equal to 18 years of age. Current indications for radiosurgery include primary treatment of high-risk arteriovenous malformations or acoustic neurinomas (usually in patients with neurofibromatosis), adjuvant treatment for recurrent benign tumors after surgery, or as adjuvant treatment to fractionated irradiation for malignant tumors.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Kondziolka
authors: L D
authors: LD
authors: Lunsford
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Flickinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016634:Radiosurgery