Laser interstitial thermal therapy for brain metastases. 2021

Ethan S Srinivasan, and Matthew M Grabowski, and Brian V Nahed, and Gene H Barnett, and Peter E Fecci
School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive treatment for intracranial lesions entailing thermal ablation via a stereotactically placed laser probe. In metastatic disease, it has shown the most promise in the treatment of radiographically progressive lesions after initial stereotactic radiosurgery, whether due to recurrent metastatic disease or radiation necrosis. LITT has been demonstrated to provide clinical benefit in both cases, as discussed in the review below. With its minimal surgical footprint and short recovery period, LITT is further advantaged for patients who are otherwise high-risk surgical candidates or with lesions in difficult to access locations. Exploration of the current data on its use in metastatic disease will allow for a better understanding of the indications, benefits, and future directions of LITT for these patients.

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