Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Single & Multiple brain Metastasis
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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: 701-706, 1996.
Article
Dans Coréen
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-216782
ABSTRACT
Metastatic brain tumors have been considered to be a good candidate for surgery because they are usually noninfiltrative to adjacent normal brain tissue and spherical in shape. These conditions meet the necessities for radiosurgery. Between May 1990 and Dec. 1994, 57 patients with metastatic tumors were treated radiosurgically using Leksell gamma unit at Asan Medical Center. Among 57 patients with metastatic brain tumors, 33 patients had 76 tumors that were followed-up clinically and radiographically. Sixty-two tumors disappeared or decreased in size and 8 tumors remained stable until 3 to 6 months after radiosurgery on CT or MRI scans. Local recurrence rate was 8% and tumor control rate was 92%. Median survival time was 15 months. New metastases were noted in 11 patients during follow-up periods. Gamma Knife radiosurgery appears to be the best therapeutic method for single and multiple brain metastases. The short hospitalization time and the benignity of the procedure are of special importance for patients with a short life expectancy.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Récidive
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Encéphale
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Tumeurs du cerveau
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Imagerie par résonance magnétique
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Études de suivi
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Espérance de vie
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Radiochirurgie
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Hospitalisation
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Métastase tumorale
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Année:
1996
Type:
Article
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