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

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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, vol.87, no.4, pp.713-718, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 87 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.034
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Page Numbers: pp.713-718

Abstract

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.