Successful radiosurgical treatment of a dural arteriovenous malformation: case report.
An anterior fossa dural arteriovenous malformation was treated with radiosurgery. The lesion was irradiated with 3000 cGy to the 80% isodose line of an 18-mm collimator. Angiography revealed complete thrombosis 3 years after treatment. The case is described in detail, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville.
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D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques