Abstract:Metastasis of solid tumors to the brain occurs in about 30% of cases. Surgery and whole-brain radiotherapy have been the standard treatments with very limited success rates. As a result of the unsatisfactory local control and longterm survival outcomes, stereotactic radiosurgery has been used as an alternative to surgery and whole-brain radiotherapy, or to improve the outcomes in conjunction with other treatments. However, stereotactic radiosurgery does not produce the desired survival results despite the stri… Show more
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