2023
Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology
Qureshi H, Tabor J, Pickens K, Lei H, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Vetsa S, Elsamadicy A, Marianayagam N, Theriault B, Fulbright R, Qin R, Yan J, Jin L, O’Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Moliterno J. Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2023, 164: 299-308. PMID: 37624530, PMCID: PMC10522517, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04416-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain tumor patientsTumor patientsPostoperative outcomesFrailty indexSystematic reviewBrain tumorsPrimary intracranial tumorsMethodsSystematic literature reviewPrognostic valueVestibular schwannomaPostsurgical outcomesBenign tumorsIntracranial tumorsLesion etiologyTumor outcomeExclusion criteriaMalignant lesionsPRISMA guidelinesPatientsConclusionOur reviewTumor pathologyUnique etiologyTumor typesFrailtyNeurosurgical oncology
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