Review Article
Cerebral Melanoma Metastases: A Critical Review on Diagnostic Methods and Therapeutic Options
Table 2
List of therapeutic options mean survival and specific indications of each method.
| Treatment modality | Mean Survival | Indications |
| Surgical resection | 10,3 months | Limited (up to three) CNS metastases and widespread systemic disease | Whole brain irradiation | 2–4 months | Large or multiple metastases | Chemotherapy | 8,3 months | Widespread systemic disease and multiple CNS metastasis | Stereotactic Radiosurgery | 1 year | Small and solitary lesions | Gamma knife surgery | 10,4 months | Small and solitary lesions | Boron neutron capture therapy | Still in animal research phase | — |
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