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Radiotherapy for Small Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation

The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 38 Issue 3-4 Page 53-59
published_at 1991-12
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Title
Radiotherapy for Small Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
Creators Yamashita Tetsuo
Creators Kurokawa Yasushi
Creators Kashiwagi Shiro
Creators Abiko Seisho
Creators Shiroyama Yujiro
Creators Kamiryo Toshifumi
Creators Nakano Shigeki
Creators Eguchi Yuuki
Creators Tsurutani Toru
Creators Ito Haruhide
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Creator Keywords
AVM Radiation thrapy Stereotaxic radiosurgery
The result of two types of radiation therapy for small cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) were analyzed, and the indications and limitations of radiation therapy for small AVMs discussed. Four patients with small AVMs received radiation therapy. There were three males and one female, ranging in age from 7 to 44 years with an average of 29 years. One cerebral AVM was located in the right thalamus, two were in the left central sulcus and one was in the left parietal lobe. Three AVMs were subjected to conventional therapy with 30 Gy of X-rays from a linear accelerator. The other AVM was subjected to stereotaxic radiosurgery with 27.5 Gy of gamma rays. The conventional radiation therapy did not obliterate the AVMs, but radiosurgery successfully obliterated the AVM in the central sulcus. These results suggest that conventional radiation is not effective for small cerebral AVMs, and that stereotaxic radiosurgery is preferable.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued 1991-12
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools 医学部