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Conditions Treated by CyberKnife®

CyberKnife treatment isn’t right for everyone, but it may offer hope for those afflicted with certain cancerous and non-cancerous lesions. Your doctor will work with you to determine if CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery is right for your particular case.

CyberKnife may be used to treat the following lesions:

Malignant Brain Tumors

  • Gliomas
    • Astrocytomas
    • Glioblastoma Multiforme
    • Oligodendroglioma
  • Metastases (brain and body)
  • Skull Base Tumors

Benign Brain Tumors

  • Acoustic Neuromas
  • Benign Intercranial
  • Craniopharngiomas
  • Hemangioblastomas
  • Meningiomas
  • Pituitary Adenomas
  • Schwannomas
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia

Vascular Malformations

  • Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
  • Cavernous Malformations

Extracranial Tumors and Lesions

  • Cervical Spine
  • Head and Neck
    • Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas
  • Liver
  • Lumbar Spine
  • Thoracic Spine
  • Sacrum
  • Lung
  • Pancreas
  • Pelvis
  • Rectum
 
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