Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial gliomas

Shota Tanaka; Masahiro Shin; Akitake Mukasa; Shunya Hanakita; Kuniaki Saito; Tomoyuki Koga; Nobuhito Saito

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2013.05.010

Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial gliomas

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2013 Oct;24(4):605-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2013.05.010. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Authors

Shota Tanaka¹, Masahiro Shin, Akitake Mukasa, Shunya Hanakita, Kuniaki Saito, Tomoyuki Koga, Nobuhito Saito

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. Electronic address: tanakas-tky@alumni.mayo.edu.

PMID: 24093578
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2013.05.010

Abstract

This article presents an overview of stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial glioma. It assists readers in reviewing up-to-date literature on this topic and determining indications of radiosurgery in the treatment of glioma. Discussion also includes its recent advances and future perspectives.

Keywords: Bevacizumab; Glioblastoma; Low-grade glioma; Radiation necrosis; Stereotactic radiosurgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Bevacizumab
Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
Combined Modality Therapy
Glioma / drug therapy
Glioma / pathology
Glioma / surgery*
Humans
Radiosurgery / adverse effects
Radiosurgery / methods*
Survival Analysis

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Agents
Bevacizumab