Gamma knife radiosurgery in pediatric neuro-oncology: histology-specific outcomes and age-adapted procedural strategies

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in treating pediatric brain tumors based on tumor histology and age.
• Assessment of GKRS outcomes in pediatric patients with various brain tumor histologies.
• Comparison between benign, low-grade, and aggressive tumor responses to GKRS.
• Development of age-adapted procedural strategies for safer application.
• GKRS effectively controls selected benign and low-grade tumors in pediatric patients.
• Aggressive histologies show higher rates of progression and mortality post-GKRS.
• Histology-based patient selection improves overall treatment strategies.

Abstract