Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of brainstem metastases: The MD Anderson experience

Neuro-Oncology Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-47

  Voong, Khinh Ranh ^a   Farnia, Benjamin ^a   Wang, Qianghu ^a   Luo, Dershan ^a   McAleer, Mary F ^a   Rao, Ganesh ^a   Guha Thakurta, Nandita ^a   Likhacheva, Anna ^a   Ghia, Amol J ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a   Li, Jing ^a  

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

Author keywords

Brainstem metastases; Gamma Knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM; PENTOXIFYLLINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAINSTEM METASTASIS; CANCER GROWTH; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SARCOMA; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84945462706     PISSN: 20542577     EISSN: 20542585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nop/npu032     Document Type: Article

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