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Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system.

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Kirkpatrick, JP; Yin, F-F; Sampson, JH
Published in: Surg Oncol Clin N Am
July 2013

In this article, the application of radiotherapy, alone and in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, in the treatment of metastases to the brain (the most common malignant brain lesion), primary malignant gliomas (the most common malignant primary brain tumor), and metastases to the osseous spine is reviewed. Brain metastases may be treated with surgical resection, whole-brain radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, or some combination of these treatments. The optimum treatment of brain metastases is a matter of controversy, and patient and disease factors favoring one approach over another are presented.

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Surg Oncol Clin N Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-5042

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

445 / 461

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiosurgery
  • Prognosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Humans
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Kirkpatrick, J. P., Yin, F.-F., & Sampson, J. H. (2013). Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system. Surg Oncol Clin N Am, 22(3), 445–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.008
Kirkpatrick, John P., Fang-Fang Yin, and John H. Sampson. “Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system.Surg Oncol Clin N Am 22, no. 3 (July 2013): 445–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.008.
Kirkpatrick JP, Yin F-F, Sampson JH. Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Jul;22(3):445–61.
Kirkpatrick, John P., et al. “Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system.Surg Oncol Clin N Am, vol. 22, no. 3, July 2013, pp. 445–61. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.008.
Kirkpatrick JP, Yin F-F, Sampson JH. Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for tumors of the central nervous system. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Jul;22(3):445–461.
Journal cover image

Published In

Surg Oncol Clin N Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-5042

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

445 / 461

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiosurgery
  • Prognosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Humans
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis