Radiosurgery Techniques for Brain Metastases
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Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
Except for solitary lesions causing mass effect, the treatment of brain metastases is primarily palliative. In the case of solitary metastases, the occurrence of longterm survival is not unheard of; but in general, the guiding philosophy is palliation, reversal of neurologic deficits and maintenance of quality of life and functional status. There has been disagreement regarding the total number...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer and Tumor International
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2454-7360
DOI: 10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i230122