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Table 3 Pre- and postsurgical treatment, surgery, and complications

From: Recurrent brain metastases: the role of resection of in a comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment setting

Parameter

No.

%

Previous treatment

  Resection

44

41.1

  Radiotherapy

  Whole brain radiotherapy

30

28.0

  Partial brain radiotherapy

24

22.4

  Stereotactic radiosurgery

53

49.5

  Brachytherapy

8

7.5

Number of recurrent BM

  1 BM

80

74.8

  2–3 BM

19

17.8

  ≥ 4 BM

8

7.5

Extent of resection

  Gross total

78

72.9

  Subtotal

29

27.1

Adjuvant local treatment

  None

40

37.4

  Radiotherapy

67

62.6

  Whole brain radiotherapy

5

4.7

  Partial brain radiotherapy

49

45.8

  Stereotactic radiosurgery

11

10.3

  Combination

2

1.9

Postsurgical systemic therapy

37

34.6

Cause of death (n = 73)

  Neurological

37

34.6

  Systemic

12

11.2

  Others

2

1.9

  unknown

22

20.6