title: [Postoperative brain radiotherapy: role of stereotactic radiotherapy].
abstract: The addition of whole-brain radiotherapy is a standard of care for patients with single, resectable intracranial metastasis. Stereotactic irradiation of the postoperative resection cavity seems to offer excellent local control rates and avoid the neurocognitive risks of whole-brain radiation therapy. The risk of remote intracranial recurrence imposes a strict surveillance imaging in order to proceed to a possible irradiation before a symptomatic stage. It must be validated in future randomized trials.
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, ICO René-Gauducheau, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain cedex, France. Electronic address: francois.thillays@ico.unicancer.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thillays
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doré
authors.forename: S-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016634:Radiosurgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
keywords: Brain metastasis; Métastases cérébrales; Radiochirurgie; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; Stereotaxy; Stéréotaxie