2022
Histological changes associated with laser interstitial thermal therapy for radiation necrosis: illustrative cases
Fomchenko EI, Leelatian N, Darbinyan A, Huttner AJ, Chiang VL. Histological changes associated with laser interstitial thermal therapy for radiation necrosis: illustrative cases. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2022, 4: case21373. PMID: 35855352, PMCID: PMC9257400, DOI: 10.3171/case21373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain metastasesAssociated cerebral edemaStage IV diseaseUse of immunotherapyPredictors of responseOngoing immunotherapySurgical decompressionCerebral edemaPerilesional edemaSurgical approachClinical historyLung cancerNeurological compromiseGood patientHistological changesStereotactic radiosurgeryPatientsEarly reductionSized lesionsImmunotherapyTherapyThermal therapy
2019
HOUT-03. CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS: THE RELEVANCE OF TUMOR SIZE AND RECURRENCE
Zhao A, Fomchenko E, Tyrtova E, Huttner A, Zhang Y, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Jin L, Moliterno J. HOUT-03. CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS: THE RELEVANCE OF TUMOR SIZE AND RECURRENCE. Neuro-Oncology 2019, 21: vi112-vi112. PMCID: PMC6846905, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVestibular schwannomaSurgical resectionClinical outcomesTumor sizeLarge tumorsExact testPre-operative tumor sizeSignificant associationProgression-free survival timeMost vestibular schwannomasFacial nerve functionPost-operative complicationsBetter clinical outcomesLow recurrence rateClinical outcome dataBilateral vestibular schwannomasDifferent surgical approachesFisher's exact testSlow growth potentialIntra-tumoral hemorrhageWhole-exome sequencingNerve functionRecurrence rateVS tumorsSurgical approach