title: [Therapy for intracranial lesions by gamma knife].
abstract: The authors summarized 281 patients with intracranial lesions treated by gamma knife (GK) during Sept. 1995-Sept. 1996. The patients included 170 males and 111 females with age ranging from 5 to 85 years (average of 49.9 years). Seventy-seven patients received a follow-up 3.3-12.5 months. The average of Karnofsky Performance Status was 70.8 in pre-operation and 83.9 in post-operation; the average of tumor volume was 17.1 cm3 in pre-operation and 13.6 cm3 in post-operation; the average of lesion diameter was 2.8 cm and 2.4 cm in pre- and post-operation. respectively. GK radiosurgery has achieved the goal to improve the quality of life and to prolong the life of those patients with malignant intracranial tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery