Risk of Leptomeningeal Disease in Patients Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery Targeting the Postoperative Resection Cavity for Brain Metastases

Atalar, Banu; Modlin, Leslie; Choi, Clara; Adler, John; Gibbs, Iris; Chang, Steven; Harsh, Griffith; Li, Gordon; Nagpal, Seema; Hanlon, Alexandra; Soltys, Scott

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.034

Risk of Leptomeningeal Disease in Patients Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery Targeting the Postoperative Resection Cavity for Brain Metastases

Atalar B. , Modlin L. A. , Choi C. Y. H. , Adler J. R. , Gibbs I. C. , Chang S. D. , ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, cilt.87, sa.4, ss.713-718, 2013 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 87 Konu: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.034
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.713-718

Özet

Purpose: We sought to determine the risk of leptomeningeal disease (LMD) in patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) targeting the postsurgical resection cavity of a brain metastasis, deferring whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in all patients.