Secondary Neoplasms After Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Patel TR, Chiang VL. Secondary Neoplasms After Stereotactic Radiosurgery. World Neurosurgery 2013, 81: 594-599. PMID: 24148883, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.10.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgerySecondary neoplasmsCentral nervous system diseaseLong-term surveillance imagingNervous system diseasesRadiation-induced neoplasmsLong-term riskInitial diagnosisSurveillance imagingVestibular schwannomaTreatment paradigmSubsequent riskSystem diseasesNeoplasmsMedical radiationRadiation exposureRadiosurgeryRiskPatientsSchwannomaYearsDiseaseDiagnosisSurvival and Intracranial Control of Patients With 5 or More Brain Metastases Treated With Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Raldow AC, Chiang VL, Knisely JP, Yu JB. Survival and Intracranial Control of Patients With 5 or More Brain Metastases Treated With Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 36: 486-490. PMID: 22706180, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e31825494ef.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance statusMore brain metastasesMedian overall survivalOverall survivalBrain metastasesRecurrence-free survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryWhole-brain radiation treatmentGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryNumber of metastasesProportional hazards regressionGamma knife treatmentIntracranial controlOnly significant variableFree survivalIntracranial failurePerformance statusHazards regressionSurveillance imagingHistorical controlsDisease progressionRetrospective analysisPatientsFirst treatmentMetastasis