Stereotactic Radiosurgery as Treatment for Brain Metastases: An Update

Abstract: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a mainstay treatment option for brain metastasis (BM). While guidelines for SRS use have been outlined by professional societies, consideration of these guidelines should be weighed in the context of emerging literature, novel technology platforms, and contemporary treatment paradigms. Here, we review recent advances in prognostic scale development for SRS-treated BM patients and survival outcomes as a function of the number of BM and cumulative intracranial tumor volume. Focus is placed on the role of stereotactic laser thermal ablation in the management of BM that recur after SRS and the management of radiation necrosis. Neoadjuvant SRS prior to surgical resection as a means of minimizing leptomeningeal spread is also discussed.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Stereotactic Radiosurgery as Treatment for Brain Metastases: An Update ; volume:18 ; number:02 ; year:2023 ; pages:246-257 ; Asian journal of neurosurgery ; 18, Heft 02 (2023), 246-257

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Peña-Pino, Isabela ; Chen, Clark C.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769754
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023081710083623356615
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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