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Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of brainstem metastases: The MD Anderson experience

Khinh Ranh Voong, Benjamin Farnia, Qianghu Wang, Dershan Luo, Mary Frances McAleer, Ganesh Rao, Nandita Guha‐Thakurta, Anna Likhacheva, Amol J. Ghia, Paul D. Brown,

Neuro-Oncology Practice · 2015 · 32 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

GK_SRS is associated with high LC (94%) and low toxicity (8%) for BSMs. Presence of symptoms or lesion size ≥ 2 cm<sup>3</sup> was predictive of worse LC and OS.

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