Neurosurgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparing Preoperative With Postoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Resectable Brain Metastases: A Multi-institutional Analysis.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an increasingly common modality used with surgery for resectable brain metastases (BM). ⋯ BM, brain metastasesCI, confidence intervalCTV, clinical target volumeDBR, distant brain recurrenceGTV, gross tumor volumeLC, local controlLMD, leptomeningeal diseaseLR, local recurrenceMVA, multivariable analysisOS, overall survivalPost-SRS, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPre-SRS, preoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPTV, planning target volumeRN, radiation necrosisSRN, symptomatic radiation necrosisSRS, stereotactic radiosurgeryWBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy.