Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey.
Knisely JP, Yamamoto M, Gross CP, Castrucci WA, Jokura H, Chiang VL. Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2010, 113 Suppl: 84-9. PMID: 21121790, DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.gks10999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky Performance Scale scoreBrain metastasesPerformance Scale scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryClinical factorsScale scoreUse of SRSMore brain metastasesOligometastatic brain metastasesInternational Stereotactic Radiosurgery SocietySystemic disease controlFinal study sampleCharacteristics of physiciansMetastasis locationPatient characteristicsInitial treatmentPhysician characteristicsUnivariate analysisMedian numberClinician's approachMetastasisSRS outcomesSan FranciscoMultivariate analysisDisease control