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Vopr Onkol
; 61(4): 586-91, 2015.
Artigo
em Russo
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26571828
RESUMO
The outcomes of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for 95 patients with melanoma brain metastases were studied. The majority of the patients (82%) presented multiple metastatic brain lesions. Local control was achieved in 94% of cases. The Kaplan-Maier analyses of life expectancy revealed that median survival after radiosurgical treatment was 6.9 months. The median survival by RTOG RPA class was 18,3 months for class I; 6.9 months for class II and 3.9 months for class III. These results demonstrate that Gamma Knife radiosurgery provides a high level of local control for melanoma brain metastases and may increase the life expectancy.