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International Journal of Surgery & Surgical Procedures Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJSSP-108, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2016/108
Research Article
Clinical Benefits of Microscopically Complete Resection in Controlling Local Recurrence of Single Brain Metastasis

Ji Hwan Jang, Young Min Lee and Young Zoon Kim*

Department of Neurosurgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
Prof. Young Zoon Kim, Division of Neurooncology and Department of Neurosurgery Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital 158 Paryong-ro, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon, 51353, Korea, Tel. +82-55-2335873; E-mail: yzkim@skku.edu
28 June 2016; 29 August 2016; 31 August 2016
Jang JH, Lee YM, Kim YZ (2016) Clinical Benefits of Microscopically Complete Resection in Controlling Local Recurrence of Single Brain Metastasis. Int J Surg Surgical Proced 1: 108. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2016/108
This study was financially supported by a Samsung Biomedical Research Institute grant (SMR-112061). The authors report no conflict of interest concerning the materials or methods used in this study or the findings specified in this paper.

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