Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival.
Redmond AJ, DiLuna ML, Hebert R, Moliterno JA, Desai R, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2008, 109 Suppl: 99-105. PMID: 19123895, DOI: 10.3171/jns/2008/109/12/s16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma Knife surgeryMelanoma metastasesIntratumoral bleedingTime of GKSWhole-brain radiation therapyPost-GKS hemorrhageMelanoma brain metastasesRate of hemorrhageConnecticut Tumor RegistryMalignant melanoma metastaticSurvival of patientsTotal tumor volumeTreatment-specific factorsMelanoma metastaticPosttreatment bleedingAntithrombotic medicationBrain metastasesMetastasis locationOverall survivalSolitary metastasisTumor RegistryTumor burdenWorse prognosisIntracranial metastasesPatient survival