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Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully treats brain metastases.(Brief Article)

Women's Health Weekly

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2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully treats brain metastases.

"Brain metastases from endometrial carcinomas are rare and the treatment is usually difficult," researchers in Japan report.

"Here, we report a patient with stage IV endometrial carcinoma whose brain metastases showed complete remission after stereotactic radiosurgery using a gamma-knife," wrote S. Shiohara and colleagues, Shinshu University School of Medicine.

"A 48-year-old woman underwent removal of a single brain metastatic lesion, and 1 month later underwent hysterectomy for endometrioid-type G3, endometrial adenocarcinoma," the researchers stated.

The researchers concluded: "After hysterectomy, a cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated multiple brain metastases and the patient received two courses of stereotactic radiosurgery and six courses of chemotherapy. Complete response of the ...

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