Kuo Timothy, Recht Lawrence
Department of Medical Oncology, Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA.
Semin Oncol. 2006 Jun;33(3):299-306. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2006.03.005.
Brain metastases from systemic cancers are the most common malignant brain tumors encountered. Although prognosis remains poor, it is possible to stratify patients according to risk. Furthermore, an aggressive therapeutic approach for good-risk patients that includes a combination of either surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) can improve survival and decrease the risk of central nervous system progression.
系统性癌症的脑转移是最常见的恶性脑肿瘤。尽管预后仍然很差，但根据风险对患者进行分层是可能的。此外，对于低风险患者采用积极的治疗方法，包括手术或立体定向放射外科（SRS）与全脑放射治疗（WBRT）联合使用，可以提高生存率并降低中枢神经系统进展的风险。
