Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2014
Evaluation of linear accelerator (LINAC)-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for cerebral cavernous malformations: a 15-year single-center experience.
Surgery is the principal treatment for safely accessible hemorrhagic and symptomatic cavernous malformations. Nevertheless, the role of linear accelerator (LINAC)-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of high-risk, symptomatic cavernoma lesions warrants further refinement. In this study, we evaluate the use of LINAC-based SRS for cerebral cavernous malformations (CMs) and report our 15-year single-center experience. ⋯ LINAC-based SRS may be considered as a treatment option for high-risk, symptomatic cerebral CM of selected patients with prior bleeding from lesions located at surgically inaccessible or eloquent brain areas.