Efficacy of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Patients with Multiple Metastases: Importance of Volume Rather Than Number of Lesions

The role of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of multiple brain metastases is controversial. While whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) has historically been the mainstay of treatment, its value is increasingly being questioned as emerging data supports that SRS alone can provide comp...

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Autores principales: Dahshan, Basem A, Mattes, Malcolm D, Bhatia, Sanjay, Palek, Mary Susan, Cifarelli, Christopher P, Hack, Joshua D, Vargo, John A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Radiation Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492355
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1966

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492355
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1966

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