Stereotactic radiation therapy for benign meningioma: long-term outcome in 318 patients.

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PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term outcome of stereotactic-based radiation therapy in a large cohort of patients with benign intracranial meningiomas. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Between 1997 and 2010, 318 patients with histologically confirmed (44.7%; previous surgery) or imaging-defined (55.3%) benign meningiomas were treated with either fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (79.6%), hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (15.4%), or stereotactic radiosurgery (5.0%), depending ...

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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: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 569-575
• Publication date: 2014-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.02.042
• EISSN: 1879-355X
• ISSN: 0360-3016
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Dose Fractionation; Male; Young Adult; Meningioma; Meningeal Neoplasms; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Female; Adolescent; Middle Aged; Survival Rate; Cognition; Multivariate Analysis; Cause of Death; Tumor Burden; Radiosurgery; Aged, 80 and over; Aged