Resection and Permanent I-125 Brachytherapy Without Whole Brain Irradiation for Solitary Brain Metastasis from Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma

We assessed a treatment plan of local therapy (resection and placement of permanent low dose-rate I-125 seeds) without whole brain irradiation in 15 patients with solitary brain metastasis (SBM) from primary non-small cell lung cancer between January, 1991 and May, 1996. Thirteen lesions were confirmed as solitary by MRI scan, and 2 patients had CT scan only.