Laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology applications
Hong CS, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology applications. Surgical Neurology International 2020, 11: 231. PMID: 32874734, PMCID: PMC7451173, DOI: 10.25259/sni_496_2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain tumorsNeurosurgical oncologyMultiple intracranial pathologiesRole of LITTStandard craniotomy approachesOptimal patient selectionMetastatic brain tumorsOpen surgical resectionInvasive surgical treatmentLesion-specific characteristicsSymptomatic peritumoral edemaNeuro-oncology applicationsMedical comorbiditiesBrain metastasesSurgical resectionSurgical treatmentPatient selectionRecurrent tumorsTumor characteristicsOpen surgeryCare treatmentCraniotomy approachLaser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis. International Journal Of Hyperthermia 2020, 37: 68-76. PMID: 32672119, DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1760362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser interstitial thermal therapyInterstitial thermal therapyRadiation necrosisRecurrent tumorsCerebral radiation necrosisPeri-operative morbidityBrain metastasis patientsFirst-line therapyAlternative surgical optionReal-time imaging guidanceOpen surgical resectionPersistence of symptomsTreatment of patientsDeep-seated lesionsTissue inflammatory responseAmenable lesionsChronic steroidsBrain metastasesMetastasis patientsSurgical resectionSymptomatic patientsMedical managementSurgical optionsSurgical historyIntracranial pathologyLaser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy for Treatment of Symptomatic Peritumoral Edema After Radiosurgery for Meningioma. World Neurosurgery 2020, 136: 295-300. PMID: 32001396, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic peritumoral edemaPeritumoral edemaLaser interstitial thermotherapySurgical resectionGrade IOpen surgical resectionEffective therapeutic modalityViable alternative treatmentInterstitial thermotherapyExperienced resolutionCorticosteroid therapyIntraoperative biopsyRefractory casesConservative managementMost patientsLesion recurrenceMedical therapyRadiation necrosisUnderlying lesionSurgical interventionWound infectionTherapeutic modalitiesRadiosurgical treatmentAlternative treatmentFrontotemporal lesions