This content is machine translated Psychooncology Preventing brain metastases of melanoma A common and serious complication of malignant melanoma is the development of brain metastases. Systemic therapies can prolong survival but do not reach tumor cells in the brain. A potential…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Whole brain irradiation or stereotaxy? Options for radiotherapy in brain metastases For 1-3 brain metastases, stereotactic radiotherapy is highly effective, either as a single time treatment for smaller lesions or as fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. In single-treatment radiotherapy, the radiation dose must…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Treatment of brain metastases Surgery, radiosurgery, or conventional radiotherapy? Brain metastases are a local problem that can often be addressed well with local therapy. Because of the risk of intraoperative tumor seeding, surgical resection must be supplemented with conventional…
