2022
The Role of Surgical Approaches in the Multi-Modal Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas
Hong CS, Omay SB. The Role of Surgical Approaches in the Multi-Modal Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas. Current Oncology 2022, 29: 1408-1421. PMID: 35323318, PMCID: PMC8947636, DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29030118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCraniopharyngiomaHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPituitary NeoplasmsQuality of LifeConceptsSurgical approachBenign primary brain tumorsAggressive surgical resectionAdjuvant radiation therapyOptimal surgical approachInvasive surgical approachPrimary brain tumorsSurgical treatment paradigmMulti-modal managementEloquent neural structuresEndoscopic endonasal approachBenign biologyClinical sequelaeHypothalamic dysfunctionOpen resectionSurgical resectionSignificant morbidityOptic apparatusSafe resectionTumor recurrenceTranscranial surgeryTreatment paradigmDisease entityHypothalamic functionLateral approach
2017
Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas?
Omay SB, Almeida JP, Chen YN, Shetty SR, Liang B, Ni S, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas? Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 642-647. PMID: 29171802, DOI: 10.3171/2017.6.jns163188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionExtended endonasal approachSubtotal resectionLarge tumorsPituitary glandFirst-line surgical approachEndonasal endoscopic resectionAvailable preoperative imagingMidline craniopharyngiomasOBJECTIVE CraniopharyngiomasPrefixed chiasmEndocrine outcomesRelative contraindicationVisual outcomeEndoscopic resectionAuthors' centerPreoperative imagingOptic chiasmSurgical approachVisual deteriorationResults ThirtyPituitary stalkThird ventricleHigh riskResectionDo craniopharyngioma molecular signatures correlate with clinical characteristics?
Omay SB, Chen YN, Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Boockvar JA, Stieg PE, Greenfield JP, Souweidane MM, Kacker A, Pisapia DJ, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Do craniopharyngioma molecular signatures correlate with clinical characteristics? Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 128: 1473-1478. PMID: 28707994, DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.jns162232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary craniopharyngiomasAdamantinomatous craniopharyngiomaMutation groupPostoperative clinical symptomsSubgroup of tumorsMolecular signaturesWeill Cornell Medical CollegeND tumorsClinical characteristicsCornell Medical CollegeClinical symptomsClinical variablesGroup tumorsRadiographic featuresResults HistologyBRAF mutationsCraniopharyngiomaAge groupsMedical CollegeTumorsExome sequencing studiesCTNNB1 mutationsOutcome variablesHistologyPatients