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* For the treatment of smaller meningiomas, singlefraction stereotactic radiosurgery may be used. With fractionated radiotherapy for larger volume tumors and/or those in contact with the optic chiasm/nerve.<ref name="pmid30782319">{{cite journal| author=Smee R, Williams J, Kotevski D, Schneider M| title=Radiotherapy as a means of treating meningiomas. | journal=J Clin Neurosci | year= 2019 | volume= 61 | issue= | pages= 210-218 | pmid=30782319 | doi=10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.006 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30782319 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];
Overview
There are no recommended therapeutic interventions for the management of [disease name].
OR
[Name of intervention] is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. [Name of intervention] is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
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The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy/surgery. [Name of intervention] is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
OR
The feasibility of [name of intervention] depends on the stage of [disease or malignancy] at the time of diagnosis.
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[Name of intervention] is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Indications
Radiotherapy
- For the treatment of smaller meningiomas, singlefraction stereotactic radiosurgery may be used. With fractionated radiotherapy for larger volume tumors and/or those in contact with the optic chiasm/nerve.[1]
References
- ↑ Smee R, Williams J, Kotevski D, Schneider M (2019). "Radiotherapy as a means of treating meningiomas". J Clin Neurosci. 61: 210–218. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.006. PMID 30782319.