Thursday, March 6, 2014

1 PINEAL REGION LESION - CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT.

1  PINEAL REGION LESION - CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT.

     This 32 year old lady was evaluated for headache and visual disturbances. She has also had urinary and bowel incontinence. She was found to have a pineal region space occupying lesion with hydrocephalus. She underwent a VP shunt and was referred for radiotherapy. She was initially treated with SRT and cyberknife was used to deliver the additional boost dose with maximal sparing of normal structures in November 2010. She is on follow up. She is asymptomatic and good resolution of the lesion.

The patient was under treatment with Dr.Rathna Devi, senior consultant Radiation Oncologist. 


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