Abstract
Brain metastases represent the most common intracranial neoplasm, and they have become the most common indication for radiosurgery. The authors present a review summarizing the major issues surrounding the management of brain metastases and an English-language literature review of 21 independent reports, using either Gamma Knife or linear accelerator-based radiosurgery, with over 1700 patients and more than 2700 lesions available for analysis.
MeSH terms
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Brain Injuries / etiology
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Brain Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
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Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
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Brain Neoplasms / therapy
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Humans
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Prognosis
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Radiation Injuries / etiology
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Radiosurgery / adverse effects
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Radiosurgery / methods*
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Radiosurgery / standards
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Radiotherapy / adverse effects
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Radiotherapy / standards
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Risk Factors
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Steroids / adverse effects
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Steroids / therapeutic use