Background. The treatment of recurrent gliomas is palliative; however, the local pattern of tumor recurrence permits retreatment with single fraction, high dose stereotactic radiotherapy or radiosurgery (RS). Methods. Twenty patients (median Karnofsky performance status, BO), aged 8-62 years with r
Stereotactic radiosurgery for recurrent ependymoma
โ Scribed by Scott L. Stafford; Bruce E. Pollock; Robert L. Foote; Deborah A. Gorman; Diana F. Nelson; Paula J. Schomberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Patients with recurrent intracranial ependymomas were evaluated to assess local control, overall survival, and complications from stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
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