Radiosurgery for brain metastases.
Brain metastases represent the most common intracranial neoplasm, and they have become the most common indication for radiosurgery. The authors present a review summarizing the major issues surrounding the management of brain metastases and an English-language literature review of 21 independent reports, using either Gamma Knife or linear accelerator-based radiosurgery, with over 1700 patients and more than 2700 lesions available for analysis.
Boyd
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Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA.
Mehta
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
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