TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of Neurosurgery and Radiation Therapy in the Management of Brain Tumors
AU - Patel, Toral R.
AU - Yu, James B.
AU - Piepmeier, Joseph M.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - In the United States, approximately 65,000 people are diagnosed with primary brain tumors each year, with an incidence of 19.3 cases per 100,000 person-years. These numbers represent a wide spectrum of disease, from benign to malignant, and prognosis varies widely based on disease. Treatment of primary brain tumors most often uses a combination of surgery and radiation. However, over the past several generations, technological advancements have significantly altered the treatment paradigm. This article reviews the current role of neurosurgery and radiation therapy in the management of primary brain tumors.
AB - In the United States, approximately 65,000 people are diagnosed with primary brain tumors each year, with an incidence of 19.3 cases per 100,000 person-years. These numbers represent a wide spectrum of disease, from benign to malignant, and prognosis varies widely based on disease. Treatment of primary brain tumors most often uses a combination of surgery and radiation. However, over the past several generations, technological advancements have significantly altered the treatment paradigm. This article reviews the current role of neurosurgery and radiation therapy in the management of primary brain tumors.
KW - Primary brain tumors
KW - Prognosis
KW - Radiation
KW - Surgery
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.04.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22794282
AN - SCOPUS:84863878859
SN - 0889-8588
VL - 26
SP - 757
EP - 777
JO - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
JF - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -