The effectiveness of bevacizumab in radionecrosis after radiosurgery of a single brain metastasis

Radionecrosis (RN) of brain tissue is a serious late complication of brain irradiation and historically has been treated with corticosteroid therapy and alternatively surgical decompression. Recently, bevacizumab has been suggested for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis. We present a case of a...

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Main Authors: Durim Delishaj, Stefano Ursino, Francesco Pasqualetti, Ilaria Pesaresi, Ilaria Desideri, Mirco Cosottini, Concetta Laliscia, Fabiola Paiar, Maria Grazia Fabrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/6018