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As the epidemiological and clinical burden of brain metastases continues to grow, advances in neurosurgical care are imperative. From standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences to functional neuroimaging, preoperative workups for metastatic ...
Surgery is a reasonable option for patients with brain metastases. Patients with large tumors with mass effect are more likely to benefit than those with multiple brain metastases and/or uncontrolled systemic disease. Patients with symptomatic brain metastases should receive local therapy regardless of the systemic therapy used.
7 sie 2023 · Brain metastases are common among adult patients with solid malignancies and are increasingly being treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). As more patients with brain metastases are becoming eligible for SRS, there is a need for practical review of patient selection and treatment considerations.
13 mar 2022 · The essential role of surgery in the treatment of single/solitary brain metastases is firmly established. Specifically, surgery can provide multiple pragmatic clinical benefits particularly in the setting of a large (i.e. >2.5 cm maximal diameter) symptomatic lesion.
20 lut 2020 · Surgery is an important treatment option for patients with brain metastases. Surgical interventions can provide immediate and effective relief from symptomatic mass effects that are refractory...
25 cze 2024 · Surgery is a reasonable therapeutic option in many patients with multiple brain metastases. Operations should primarily aim at reducing mass effect thereby preserving the patients’ functional health status which will allow for further local (radiation) and systemic therapy.
4 dni temu · Background. Local recurrent brain metastases are defined as lesions that recur in the brain at the same site after a previous local therapy. In patients already submitted to surgery, a second operation may be potentially challenging due to scar formation, infiltration of cerebral vessels or eloquent brain areas and local effect of previous radiotherapy.
