Radiosurgery for Malignant Brain Tumor

Kwon, Ki-Hun; Lee, Jung-Il

Review article

Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2006;2(1):1-10.
Published online June 30, 2006.

Radiosurgery for Malignant Brain Tumor

Ki-Hun Kwon, Jung-Il Lee

Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Radiosurgery is minimally invasive and effective treatment for malignant brain tumors. Radiosurgery can be used as primary treatment with or without combination of other modalities or salvage procedure for recurrent or progressive lesions after initial treatment with other modalities. However, there are still a lot of controversial issues concerning adequate application and benefit of radiosurgery. The authors review the role of radiosurgery for malignant brain tumors, particularly brain metastases and malignant gliomas from the view of evidence-based medicine.

Key Words: Malignant brain tumor, Metastasis, Malignant glioma, Radiosurgery.