Repeated Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Brain Metastases: A Case Report

Cureus. 2017 Dec 30;9(12):e2005. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2005.

Abstract

The aims of radiation therapy of brain metastases include maintaining neurocognitive function and control of disease and, hopefully, improvement of survival. We present a case report with a very long survival in which the role of repeated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was investigated for a patient with a recurrent brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer in the same area. Stereotactic re-irradiation was successful and well-tolerated with no neurological toxicity after 16 months.

Keywords: helical tomotherapy; nsclc; stereotactic radiosurgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports