TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastases to the cerebellum. Results and prognostic factors in a consecutive series of 44 operated patients
AU - Pompili, Alfredo
AU - Carapella, Carmine Maria
AU - Cattani, Fabio
AU - Fabi, Alessandra
AU - Giannarelli, Diana
AU - Giovannetti, Maddalena
AU - Mirri, Alessandra
AU - Occhipinti, Emanuele
AU - Telera, Stefano
AU - Vidiri, Antonello
AU - Pace, Andrea
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Background: Recent reports on large number of patients with brain metastases report that Whole Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) and Radiosurgery (RS) should be the treatments of choice, particularly in multiple lesions cases. Among the prognostic factors, the cerebellar location was never considered, although this results in hydrocephalus, brain stem compression, ataxia, intracranial hypertension. Materials and methods: We evaluated 44 patients with cerebellar metastases operated over 6 years. Primary lesions were: Lung (15), Breast (12), Gastrointestinal (9), Gut (3), Ovary (2), Melanoma (1), Salivary gland carcinoma (1), Unknown (1). Lesions were
AB - Background: Recent reports on large number of patients with brain metastases report that Whole Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) and Radiosurgery (RS) should be the treatments of choice, particularly in multiple lesions cases. Among the prognostic factors, the cerebellar location was never considered, although this results in hydrocephalus, brain stem compression, ataxia, intracranial hypertension. Materials and methods: We evaluated 44 patients with cerebellar metastases operated over 6 years. Primary lesions were: Lung (15), Breast (12), Gastrointestinal (9), Gut (3), Ovary (2), Melanoma (1), Salivary gland carcinoma (1), Unknown (1). Lesions were
KW - Brain metastases
KW - Brain tumor
KW - Brain tumor surgery
KW - Cerebellar metastases
KW - Cerebellar tumor
KW - Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
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U2 - 10.1007/s11060-008-9572-y
DO - 10.1007/s11060-008-9572-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 18392776
AN - SCOPUS:44649189688
VL - 88
SP - 331
EP - 337
JO - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
SN - 0167-594X
IS - 3
ER -