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What should i do about brain metastases - radiotherapy or gamma knife ?
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Good doctors may: Disagree on this. How many brain metastasis? Is the primary site and other places under control? Are you active and not confined to bed and chair for most of the day? How long from your primary diagnosis? Those with stereotactic equipment argue that control is better with gk. Solitary metastasis do better with surgery or srs. For greater than 3 brain metastases, whole brain radiotherapy.
Answered 7/26/2012
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