Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Metastatic Brain Tumors

Re-irradiation for metastatic brain tumors with whole-brain radiotherapy.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether second whole-brain irradiation is beneficial for patients previously treated with whole-brain irradiation. METHODS A retrospective analysis was done for 31 patients with brain metastases who had undergone re-irradiation. Initial whole-brain irradiation was performed with 30 Gy/10 fractions for 87% of these patients. Whole-brain re-irradiation was performed with ...

Is Re-Irradiation of Recurrent Metastatic Brain Tumors an Option? Re-Irradiation for Metastatic Brain Tumors With Whole-Brain Radiotherapy

Background: Relapse after whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for multiple cerebral metastases occurs fairly often and is associated with a poor prognosis. Re-irradiation is an option that many defer because of risks of exceeding brain tolerance and resulting toxicity. Objective: To determine if brain re-irradiation is beneficial. Design: Single-institution retrospective study. Methods: Patien...

The Value of Touch Preparation for Rapid Diagnosis of Brain Tumors as an Intraoperative Consultation

Background: The touch preparation technique is an accurate and rapid method, and when used as intraoperative consultation examination technique it preserves a good amount of tissue for paraffin embedded sections. This study aimed at examining the accuracy of the touch preparation technique by comparing its diagnosis with that of final pathological diagnosis made by microscopic examinations. ...

Metastatic Brain Tumors

The past two decades have seen a large increase in treatment options, resulting in longer life expectancy and better quality of life to a point where metastatic lesions are no longer the ma‐ jor cause of mortality in this patient group. This has made decision making on treatment mo‐ dality more complex. Evidence for local aggressive control through surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) [3...

Surgical Technique for Metastatic Brain Tumors