Dosimetric Advantages of Stereotactic Radiosurgery As a Boost to Adjuvant Conventional Radiotherapy in the Setting of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Parotid with Skull Base Invasion

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2018 Nov 21

PMID 30455905

Citations 3

Authors

Jae L Phan

Courtney Pollard 3rd

He Wang

Sweet Ping Ng

Tommy Sheu

Lawrence E Ginsberg

Amy C Hessel

Paul W Gidley

David I Rosenthal

Jack Phan

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Abstract

This study highlights gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GK-SRS) as boost therapy in a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid involving the skull base and invasion of the facial nerve. Using GK-SRS, dose to the brainstem and temporal lobe were reduced when compared to less conformal radiotherapy techniques.

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