Treatment of epidermoid tumors with gamma knife radiosurgery: case series
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Surgical Neurology International, 2152-7806, Nro.7, 2016 p. S116-S120
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Medknow Publications and Media
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Abstract
Epidermoid tumors (ETs) are benign lesions that are treated
mainly by means of surgical resection, with overall good results. External beam
radiotherapy is an alternative treatment for those recurrent tumors, in which a
second surgery might not be the best choice for the patient. A little information
exists about the effectiveness of gamma knife radiosurgery for the treatment of
newly diagnosed and recurrent ETs. We present three cases of ETs treated with
gamma knife radiosurgery