Stereotactic radiotherapy of benign meningioma in the elderly: clinical outcome and toxicity in 121 patients.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of definitive stereotactic-based radiotherapy in elderly patients (≥70 years of age) with benign intracranial meningiomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 121 patients were treated with either fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FRTS; n=74), hypofractionated FSRT (hFSRT; n=35) or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS; n=12), depending on tumor size and location. Local control (LC), overall survival (OS), cause-specific survival (CSS), symptomatology and ...

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Authors: Fokas, E; Henzel, M; Surber, G; Hamm, K; Engenhart-Cabillic, R

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• Volume: 111
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 457-462
• Publication date: 2014-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.04.003
• EISSN: 1879-0887
• ISSN: 0167-8140
• Language: English
• Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Prognosis; Meningioma; Male; Radiosurgery; Dose Fractionation; Aged; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Meningeal Neoplasms; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Humans