Treatment > Surgery of Metastatic Tumors


Brain Metastases


Paek SH, Audu PB, Sperling MR, Cho J, Andrews DW
Reevaluation of surgery for the treatment of brain metastases: review of 208 patients with single or multiple brain metastases treated at one institution with modern neurosurgical techniques
Neurosurgery. 2005 May;56(5):1021-34

Rades D, Kieckebusch S, Haatanen T, Lohynska R, Dunst J, Schild SE
Surgical resection followed by whole brain radiotherapy versus whole brain radiotherapy alone for single brain metastasis
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Apr 1;70(5):1319-24; Epub 2008 Mar 25
 Abstract |
DBLinks | BL 7:8

Ranasinghe MG, Sheehan JM.
Surgical management of brain metastases.
Neurosurg Focus. 2007 Mar 15;22(3):E2.
PMID: 17608355 [PubMed - in process]


Spinal Cord Compression


R. Patchell, P. A. Tibbs, W. F. Regine, R. Payne, S. Saris, R. J. Kryscio, B. Young
A randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastasis
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 2 


Spinal Metastases


Paul Klimo Jr., Clinton J. Thompson, John R.W. Kestle, and Meic H. Schmidt
A meta-analysis of surgery versus conventional radiotherapy for the treatment of metastatic spinal epidural disease
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 7, Number 1, Pages 64 -- 76, January 2005. (Abstract+)

Paul Klimo Jr., Meic H. Schmidt
Surgical Management of Spinal Metastases 
The Oncologist, Vol. 9, No. 2, 188–196, April 2004 (PDF Full Text) 


Solid Brain Metastases


Peter M. Black, Mark D. Johnson
Surgical Resection for Patients with Solid Brain Metastases: Current Status
J Neurooncol, 69(1):119-124, Aug-Sept 2004. (Abstract+)

 

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