Background: Glomus jugulare tumors are encapsulated, slowly growing, highly vascular and locally invasive tumors. These tumors arise from para-ganglionic cells and they are histologically benign. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) on the local tumor control.Methods: This study is an observational cross-sectional research in which thirty-four patients wi...

Abstract Background: This study was done to define the role of Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) score for predicting overall survival in patients diagnosed with brain metastases undergoing Gamma-knife radiosurgery. Materials and methods: Patients diagnosed with brain metastases who were candidates for Gamma-knife radiosurgery entered this cross sectional study between 2003 and 2011. Clin...