title: Clinical decision making in brain metastases.
abstract: Surgery for metastatic cancer of the brain parenchyma has been shown to increase length of survival, especially in patients with primary breast cancer, RCC, and lung cancer. The identification of prognostic variables common to patients with brain metastases has permitted development of therapeutic guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro-Oncological Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arbit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wronski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D019090:Case Management; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data