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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery as a Therapeutic Strategy for Intracranial Sarcomatous Metastases
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Intracranial Sarcomatous Metastases
T Flannery, H Kano, A Niranjan, EA Monaco III, JC Flickinger, J Kofler, LD Lunsford, D Kondziolka
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2010 Feb 1
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery as a Therapeutic Strategy for Intracranial Sarcomatous Metastases
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Feb 1;76(2):513-519, T Flannery, H Kano, A Niranjan, EA Monaco III, JC Flickinger, J Kofler, LD Lunsford, D Kondziolka
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Purpose: To determine the indication and outcomes for Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) in the care of patients with intracranial sarcomatous metastases. Methods and Materials: Data from 21 patients who underwent radiosurgery for 60 sarcomatous intracranial metastases (54 parenchymal and 6 dural-based) were studied. Nine patients had radiosurgery for solitary tumors and 12 for multiple tumors. The primary pathology was metastatic leiomyosarcoma (4 patients), osteosarcoma (3 patients),...
