2023
Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection
2014
Significance of histology in determining management of lesions regrowing after radiosurgery
Nath SK, Sheridan AD, Rauch PJ, Yu JB, Minja FJ, Vortmeyer AO, Chiang VL. Significance of histology in determining management of lesions regrowing after radiosurgery. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 117: 303-310. PMID: 24504499, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1389-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesTumor cellsLocal controlSignificance of histologyWorse local controlResidual tumor cellsPost-treatment imagingManagement of lesionsOngoing patient managementInflammatory changesClinical outcomesResidual tumorSymptomatic enlargementAmbiguous etiologyHistologic findingsPatient outcomesPatient managementBrain specimensStereotactic radiosurgeryHistopathologic interpretationLesionsTissue specimensResectionPatientsMetastasis