Esma Didem Ikiz

Combination of Stereotactic Radiosurgery with Immunotherapy: Is It a New Treatment Option for Brain Metastases?

Ahmet Kucuk, Erkan Topkan, Esma Didem Ikiz, Nulifer Kılıc Durankus, Sukran Senyurek, Eyub Yasar Akdemir, Duygu Sezen, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Ugur Selek & Berrin Pehlivan · International Research Journal of Oncology · 2020

Brain metastases (BMs) represent the commonest intracranial tumours which occur approximately 30% of all adult patients presenting with solid cancers. The BMs do not only reduce the survival expectations but negatively alter the quality of life measures as well. For decades, surg...

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Radiosurgical Management of Brainstem Metastasis

Erkan Topkan, Ahmet Kucuk, Nulifer Kilic Durankus, Sukran Senyurek, Eyub Yasar Akdemir, Duygu Sezen, Esma Didem Ikiz, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Berrin Pehlivan & Ugur Selek · International Research Journal of Oncology · 2020

Brainstem metastases account only for 3% to 5% of all intracranial metastasis. However, brainstem metastases undoubtedly represent a significant source of severe morbidity and mortality in affected patients with estimated average survival duration of only less than 6 months. Surg...

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