title: Successful treatment of metastatic relapse of medulloblastoma in childhood with single session stereotactic radiosurgery: a report of 3 cases.
abstract: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an increasingly used treatment modality in adults, but its use and effectiveness in pediatric brain tumors is still uncertain. We describe 3 patients with metastatic relapse of medulloblastoma, who were treated with SRS, and achieved prolonged, progression-free survival. Tolerability of the treatment was excellent with no adverse effects reported. This work adds to the growing evidence that SRS may have an important role to play in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors.
authors: Departments of *Paediatric Oncology †Radiology ‡Neurosurgical, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: King
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Connolly
authors: Hesham
authors: H
authors: Zaki
authors: Vicki
authors: V
authors: Lee
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Yeomanson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016634:Radiosurgery