2014
Stereotactic radiosurgery of petroclival meningiomas: a multicenter study
Starke R, Kano H, Ding D, Nakaji P, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Yu JB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. Stereotactic radiosurgery of petroclival meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 119: 169-176. PMID: 24821284, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1470-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryPetroclival meningiomasMulticenter studyFavorable outcomeTumor volumeActuarial progression-free survival ratesNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumProgression-free survival ratesFree survival ratePrimary treatment modalityProgression of symptomsSmaller tumor volumeComplete microsurgical resectionNeurological preservationUpfront radiosurgeryPrior radiotherapyMost patientsMicrosurgical resectionSignificant morbidityNeurological functionMaximal doseTumor controlTreatment modalitiesKnife radiosurgeryFemale gender
2013
Rapidly Progressive Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Vestibular Nerve
Kuzmik GA, Michaelides EM, Chiang VL, Nonaka Y, Fukushima T, Vortmeyer AO, Bulsara KR. Rapidly Progressive Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Vestibular Nerve. Otology & Neurotology 2013, 34: 1739-1742. PMID: 23988994, DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31829ab8be.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorEpithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorPeripheral nerve sheath tumorsMagnetic resonance imagingNerve sheath tumorsVestibular nerveSheath tumorsMalignant natureInternal auditory canal massRepeat magnetic resonance imagingGood initial optionSubsequent microsurgical resectionFacial nerve palsyAtypical clinical courseGamma knife radiosurgerySensorineural hearing lossRetroauricular painNerve palsyClinical courseComplete resectionMicrosurgical resectionVestibular schwannomaRare lesionsHistopathologic confirmationKnife radiosurgery