TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of Brain Metastases
T2 - Surgery, Radiation, or Both?
AU - Patel, Toral R.
AU - Knisely, Jonathan P S
AU - Chiang, Veronica L S
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - A significant number of cancer patients will develop intracranial metastases. In general, treatment of these lesions uses a combination of surgery and radiation. However, over the past several decades the specifics of this treatment paradigm have evolved significantly. This article describes the current standard of care with respect to intracranial metastases, highlighting the latest therapeutic developments.
AB - A significant number of cancer patients will develop intracranial metastases. In general, treatment of these lesions uses a combination of surgery and radiation. However, over the past several decades the specifics of this treatment paradigm have evolved significantly. This article describes the current standard of care with respect to intracranial metastases, highlighting the latest therapeutic developments.
KW - Adverse radiation effect
KW - Brain metastases
KW - Gamma knife
KW - Resection
KW - Stereotactic radiosurgery
KW - Whole-brain radiotherapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.04.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22794291
AN - SCOPUS:84863881983
SN - 0889-8588
VL - 26
SP - 933
EP - 947
JO - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
JF - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -