Surgery for brain metastases
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Surgery for brain metastases
The use of surgery in the treatment of brain metastases is controversial. Patients who present certain clinical characteristics may experience prolonged survival with resection compared with radiation therapy. Thus, for patients with a single metastatic lesion in the setting of well-controlled systemic cancer, surgery is highly indicated. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone can provide a simi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.111297