High symptom improvement and local tumor control using stereotactic radiotherapy when given early after diagnosis of meningioma A multicentre study

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 188, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 887-893

  Compter, I ^a   Zaugg, K ^b   Houben, R M A ^a   Dings, J T A ^c   Bosmans, G ^a   Buescher, C ^b   Anten, M M H M E ^c   Baumert, B G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Meningioma; Skull base; Stereotactic radiotherapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SKULL BASE TUMOR; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866705313     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-012-0155-7     Document Type: Article

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