2023
Clinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas.
Tabor J, O'Brien J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Lei H, Jalal M, Marianayagam N, Jin L, Millares Chavez M, Haynes J, Dincer A, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Omay S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Morales-Valero S, Fulbright R, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Moliterno J. Clinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1648-1656. PMID: 37243548, DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.jns222929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtotal resectionSupratentorial tumorsElevated Ki-67High-risk featuresProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionInfratentorial counterpartsInfratentorial tumorsPostoperative managementSomatic driver mutationsCerebral convexityGrade IIInfratentorial meningiomasKi-67Posterior fossaLoss of heterozygosityMeningiomasResectionTumorsWhole-exome sequencing dataDriver mutationsHigh gradeSignificant differencesExome sequencing dataSporadic meningiomas
2022
EPCO-40. INFRATENTORIAL NF2 MUTANT SPORADIC MENINGIOMAS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN SUPRATENTORIAL LOCATIONS AND ARE MORE BENIGN
Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Marianayagam N, Nadar A, Jin L, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-40. INFRATENTORIAL NF2 MUTANT SPORADIC MENINGIOMAS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN SUPRATENTORIAL LOCATIONS AND ARE MORE BENIGN. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii125-vii125. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupratentorial locationWhole-exome sequencing dataHigh-risk clinical featuresLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalExtent of resectionShorter overall survivalDifferent intracranial locationsChromosome 1p deletionOverall survivalClinical featuresInfratentorial tumorsAggressive featuresClinical manifestationsClinical behaviorKi-67Intracranial locationMeningiomasTumorsUnstable tumorsNF2 lossResectionGenomic profilesPatientsExome sequencing data
2020
Extent of Surgical Resection of Epidermoid Tumors Affects Risk of Recurrence: Results of the Largest Meta-analysis of 691 Patients
Shear B, Jin L, Zhang Y, David W, Fomchenko E, Erson-Omay E, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Moliterno J. Extent of Surgical Resection of Epidermoid Tumors Affects Risk of Recurrence: Results of the Largest Meta-analysis of 691 Patients. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2020, 81: s1-s272. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1702325.Peer-Reviewed Original Research