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 genderGamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar meningiomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Kano H, Kaufmann AM, Mathieu D, Zeiler FA, West M, Chao ST, Varma G, Chiang VL, Yu JB, McBride HL, Nakaji P, Youssef E, Honea N, Rush S, Kondziolka D, Lee JY, Bailey RL, Kunwar S, Petti P, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2014, 120: 1268-77. PMID: 24678777, DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.jns13139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryPrior radiation therapyParasellar meningiomasSellar meningiomasKnife radiosurgeryRadiation therapyPrior surgeryMulticenter studyTumor controlTumor volumeActuarial progression-free survival ratesNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumTumor progressionProgression-free survival ratesCox multivariate regression analysisTumor margin doseNew neurological deficitsCranial nerve deficitsPrimary treatment modalityKaplan-Meier analysisCranial nerves VLarger tumor volumeConventional radiation therapyMonths of imagingMultivariate regression analysis