Paul Brown, Radiation Oncologist at Mayo Clinic, shared a post on LinkedIn։
“Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for Cystic brain metastases.
1 year local control rate of 71 % (weighted average volume of approximately 6cc)
Cyst aspiration reduced tumor volume by about 65 %.
Local control for cystic metastases appears slightly worse than for non-cystic brain metastases.
The role of cyst aspiration is unknown. Possible benefit for large cysts?”
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