Preoperative Dural Contact and Recurrence Risk After Surgical Cavity Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: New Evidence in Support of Consensus Guidelines

Purpose: The incidence of brain metastases is increasing as a result of more routine diagnostic imaging and improved extracranial systemic treatment strategies. As noted in recent consensus guidelines, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the resection cavity has lower rates of local con...

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Main Authors: Matthew Susko, MD, Yao Yu, MD, Lijun Ma, PhD, Jean Nakamura, MD, Shannon Fogh, MD, David R. Raleigh, MD, PhD, Encouse Golden, MD, PhD, Philip V. Theodosopoulos, MD, Michael W. McDermott, MD, Penny K. Sneed, MD, Steve E. Braunstein, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109419300168