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Brain metastases are the most common intracranial tumors in adults (23,48,62). Their incidence is thought to be increasing as a result of several factors, namely, early detection secondary to advances in diagnostic technology and prolonged survival from improved systemic chemotherapy.
Keywords
- Brain Metastasis
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Local Control Rate
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
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Hanbali, F., Sawaya, R. (2005). Advances in the Management of Cerebral Metastases. In: Ali-Osman, F. (eds) Brain Tumors. Contemporary Cancer Research. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-843-9:307
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