N. Scott Litofsky, M.D., surgery (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

N. Scott Litofsky, M.D., surgery

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N. Scott Litofsky performs a surgery at University of Missouri Health Care. Researchers compared two common postsurgical therapies for metastatic brain tumors and found that stereotactic radiosurgery can provide better outcomes for patients compared to whole-brain radiation.

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