SRS Indications
Indications for treatment with Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) include intracranial and extracranial tumors, benign or malignant, primary or metastatic. Indications also include the so-called “functional” and “anatomical malformations”.
In summary, the main indications for Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) are:
➦ Brain metastasis, both solitary (one) and multiple.
➦ Meningiomas
➦ Acoustic Neuroma
➦Pituitary tumors (secreting and non-secreting)
➦ Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
➦ “Low-Grade” Gliomas
➦ Trigeminal Neuralgia
➦ Primary or Metastatic tumors of the Spinal Cord
➦ Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas scull base
➦ Paragangliomas (Glomus Jugulare)
➦ Hemangioblastomas
➦ Craniopharyngiomas
➦ Spasticity treatment, neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor
➦ Re-irradiation of primary and secondary tumors
Patients with the conditions listed above are not all eligible for Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
Only by examining their medical record by specialized doctors will they know if their condition needs treatment with Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
Τo view ISRS Clinical Practice Guidelines click here: https://www.isrsy.org/en/radiosurgery/guidelineproject/