A comparison between surgical resection in combination with WBRT or hypofractionated stereotactic irradiation in the treatment of solitary brain metastases

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1053-1059

  Lindvall, Peter ^a   Bergström, Per ^a   Löfroth, Per Olov ^a   Tommy Bergenheim, A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebral metastases; Hypofractionation; Stereotactic irradiation; Surgical resection; Whole brain radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOFRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC IRRADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; WHOLE BRAIN RADIATION THERAPY;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249213787     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0325-2     Document Type: Article

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