Comparing Preoperative With Postoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Resectable Brain Metastases

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Authors

Kirtesh R. Patel · Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

Stuart H. Burri · Carolinas Healthcare System

Anthony L. Asher · Emory University

Ian Crocker · Neurological Surgery

Robert W. Fraser · Neurological Surgery

Chao Zhang · Levine Cancer Institute

Zhengjia Chen ·

Abstract

BM, brain metastasesCI, confidence intervalCTV, clinical target volumeDBR, distant brain recurrenceGTV, gross tumor volumeLC, local controlLMD, leptomeningeal diseaseLR, local recurrenceMVA, multivariable analysisOS, overall survivalPost-SRS, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPre-SRS, preoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPTV, planning target volumeRN, radiation necrosisSRN, symptomatic radiation necrosisSRS, stereotactic radiosurgeryWBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Brain Metastases and Treatment Meningioma and schwannoma management Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 79, Issue 2, pp. 279-285

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001096

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