Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of brainstem metastases: a multicenter retrospective study

Abstract Background Brainstem metastases (BSM) are associated with a poor prognosis and their management represents a therapeutic challenge. BSM are often inoperable and, in absence of randomized trials, the optimal radiation treatment of BSM remains to be defined. We evaluated the efficacy and toxi...

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Main Authors: Luca Nicosia, Piera Navarria, Valentina Pinzi, Martina Giraffa, Ivana Russo, Paolo Tini, Niccolò Giaj-Levra, Filippo Alongi, Giuseppe Minniti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02111-5