Neurosurgery

Non-malignant Disease   

Questions discussed in this category


For presumed meningioma based on MRI with plans for SRS, how often do you request a biopsy to confirm meningioma and WHO grade 1 disease?

 If not, then what is your preferred treatment and would you integrate SRS into it? 

Often physicians must choose between treatment with surgery or SRS. What patient factors would drive one to choose surgery or SRS?

With the publication of the ARUBA trail results, should management of AVMs shift toward medical management?  

Do you routinely offer re-irradiation? If so, what is your preferred dose and technique?


Papers discussed in this category


Neurosurgery, 2003-04

Journal of neurosurgery, 2013-02

J. Neurosurg., 2016 Apr 29

Strahlenther Onkol, 2006 Jul

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2009 Jul 15

Journal of neurosurgery, 2017-06

World Neurosurg, 2016-03-01

J. Neurosurg., 2016-12-01

Neurosurgery, 2006-02