[The role of intraoperative photodynamic therapy in complex treatment of cerebral metastases].
Cerebral metastases are the most common brain tumors in adults and are characterized by poor prognosis. Despite application of modern methods of treatment (microsurgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy) survival rates of these patients remain low. This fact triggers development of new therapeutic options which are able to increase recurrence-free period and consequently overall survival. The article contains review of literature dealing with photodynamic therapy which is a newly introduced technique for treatment of cerebral metastases.
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Kurzhupov
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Zaitsev
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Loshakov
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Filonenko
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*