Stereotactic radiosurgery for post operative brain metastasic surgical cavities: a single institution experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The standard therapy for brain metastasis was surgery combined with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). The latter is however, associated with important neurocognitive toxicity. To reduce this toxicity, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a promising technique. We assessed the efficacy and the tolerance to postoperative Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GK) on the tumor bed after resection of brain metastases.

Methods

Between February 2011 and December 2016, following macroscopic complete surgical resection, 64 patients and 65 surgical cavities were treated by GK in our institution. The indication for adjuvant radiosurgery was a multidisciplinary decision. The main assessment criteria considered in this study were local control, intracranial metastasis-free surv

SUBMITTER: Cantaloube M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9513906 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature