Resection of brain metastases previously treated with stereotactic radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-215

  Vecil, Giacomo G ^a   Suki, Dima ^a   Maldaun, Marcos V C ^a   Lang, Frederick F ^a   Sawaya, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Complication; Prognostic factor; Radiosurgery; Resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 14844286198     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0209     Document Type: Review

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