title: The management of central neurocytoma: radiotherapy.
abstract: Intraventricular neurocytomas (IVNs) are rare tumors of neuronal differentiation, accounting for 0.1% to 0.5% of all primary brain tumors. Complete surgical resection is highly recommended, but at least one-third to one-half are subtotally resected. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and conventional radiotherapy have been used for management of residual and recurrent tumors, but the optimal treatment following subtotal surgical resection is less clear. Although there are trends toward higher local tumor control and survival rates with lower complications among IVNs treated with SRS, higher quality data are required to confirm these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room L-08, San Francisco, CA 94143-0226, USA. Electronic address: BaraniI@radonc.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Igor J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Barani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room L-08, San Francisco, CA 94143-0226, USA.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Raleigh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room L-08, San Francisco, CA 94143-0226, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Central neurocytoma; Irradiation; Management; Radiation; Radiotherapy