Neurosurgical resection of multiple brain metastases: outcomes, complications, and survival rates in a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigates the outcomes of microsurgical resection of multiple brain metastasis (BMs).

Methods

This retrospective, monocentric analysis included clinical data from all consecutive BM patients, who underwent simultaneous resection of ≥ 2 BMs between January 2018 and May 2023. Postoperative neurological and functional outcomes, along with perioperative complications, as well as survival data were evaluated.

Results

A total of 47 patients, with a median age of 61 years (IQR 48-69), underwent 73 craniotomies (median 2; range 1-3) for resection of 104 BMs. Among patients, 80.8% presented with symptomatic BMs, causing focal neurological deficits in 53% of cases. Gross total resection was achieved in 87.2% of BMs. Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) scores

SUBMITTER: Niedermeyer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341644 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature