Microsurgery plus whole brain irradiation versus Gamma Knife surgery alone for treatment of single metastases to the brain: a randomized controlled multicentre phase III trial

Journal of Neuro-Oncology - Tập 87 Số 3 - Trang 299-307 - 2008
Alexander Muacevic1, B. Wowra2, Axel Siefert3, Joerg‐Christian Tonn1, Hans‐Jakob Steiger4, Friedrich W. Kreth1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich, 81377, Germany
2Cyberknife Center Munich, Munich, Germany
3Department of Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich, Germany
4Department of Neurosurgery, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany

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