2019
Dose response and architecture in volume staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: A multi-institutional study
Seymour ZA, Chan JW, Sneed PK, Kano H, Lehocky CA, Jacobs RC, Ye H, Chytka T, Liscak R, Lee CC, Yang HC, Ding D, Sheehan J, Feliciano CE, Rodriguez-Mercado R, Chiang VL, Hess JA, Sommaruga S, McShane B, Lee J, Vasas LT, Kaufmann AM, Grills I, McDermott MW. Dose response and architecture in volume staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: A multi-institutional study. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2019, 144: 180-188. PMID: 31835173, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge arteriovenous malformationsArteriovenous malformationsVS-SRSMargin doseObliteration rateVolume-staged stereotactic radiosurgeryMedian margin doseHigh-risk lesionsOptimal treatment paradigmAVM nidus volumeMulti-institutional studyImproved ratesCompact nidusEvaluable patientsMedian followRadiosurgical centersOverall survivalUpfront treatmentComplete responseMedian ageRetrospective reviewCure rateRare lesionsPrior embolizationTreatment paradigm
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