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-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 87 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.034
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.713-718
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.