Suh John H, Barnett Gene H
Brain Tumor Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, T-28, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2003 Apr;2(2):141-6. doi: 10.1177/153303460300200210.
Brain tumors represent the most common solid tumor in children. Fractionated radiation therapy has been an important treatment modality in the multi-disciplinary management of these tumors. Stereotactic radiosurgery is the precise delivery of a single fraction of radiation and has been an important treatment option for adult brain tumor patients. Although the use of stereotactic radiosurgery in pediatric brain tumors is much less frequent, it represents an important alternative for patients with recurrent, surgically inaccessible or radioresponsive tumors. This article will review the results and logistical issues of this modality in the management of pediatric brain tumors.
脑肿瘤是儿童最常见的实体瘤。分次放射治疗一直是这些肿瘤多学科治疗中的重要治疗方式。立体定向放射外科是单次精确放射治疗，已成为成人大脑肿瘤患者的重要治疗选择。尽管立体定向放射外科在小儿脑肿瘤中的应用频率要低得多，但它是复发性、手术难以触及或对放疗敏感肿瘤患者的重要替代治疗方法。本文将综述这种治疗方式在小儿脑肿瘤治疗中的结果及相关后勤问题。
