DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Stereotactic radiotherapy
Radiosurgery
Radiosurgery is a medical procedure that allows non-invasive treatment of benign and malignant tumors. It is also known as stereotactic radiotherapy, (SRT) when used to target lesions in the brain, and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) when used to target lesions in the body. In addition to cancer, it has also been shown to be beneficial for the treatment of some non-cancerous conditions, including functional disorders such as arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and trigeminal neuralgia. Radiosurgery operates by directing highly focused beams of ionizing radiation with high precision...
Stereotactic radiotherapy - List of case studies
- Glioblastoma
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make sense in order to check the opportunity of a stereotactic radiotherapy. Medical ... make sense in order to check the opportunity of a stereotactic radiotherapy. - ...
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma in the left temporal lobe
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On Jan, the patient underwent stereotactic surgery under sedation and local anesthesia to perform a biopsy ... Stupp R, Mason WP, van den Bent MJ, et al. Radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for glioblastoma. N ... neurological evaluation, NMR (brain), Chest X-ray, stereotactic surgery, biopsy of the detected lesion, Histological examination, ...
- Cancer of Colon with Metastases
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directed therapy with radiofrequency ablation and stereotactic radiation, but unfortunately a repeat CT showed progressive ... thermoablation procedure. S tereotaxic radiotherapy was carried out on celiac tripod lymphadenopathy . ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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local relapse treated with resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. There was recurrent disease involving the right cheek excised in ... invasion, and extension into the orbital muscles. Stereotactic radiotherapy was administered to the orbital apex. Most recent MRI ...