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 ResearchConceptsSurgical 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
2021
PIK3CA mutation in a case of CTNNB1 mutant sinonasal glomangiopericytoma
Hong C, Khan M, Sukys J, Prasad M, Erson-Omay EZ, Vining E, Omay SB. PIK3CA mutation in a case of CTNNB1 mutant sinonasal glomangiopericytoma. Molecular Case Studies 2021, 8: mcs.a006120. PMID: 34667073, PMCID: PMC8744496, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a006120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase of glomangiopericytomaWhole-exome sequencingInstitutional review board-approved protocolTargeted medical therapyUnderwent surgical resectionPI3K/Akt/mTORWnt/β-cateninAkt/mTORPrimary sinonasal tumorSurgical resectionClinicopathologic characteristicsMedical therapyRare tumorPIK3CA mutationsSinonasal tumorsGlomangiopericytomaTumorsΒ-cateninSomatic mutationsComprehensive genetic characterizationGenomic characterizationMutationsConcurrent dysregulationResectionSinonasalGenomic Characterization of Radiation-Induced Intracranial Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Hong CS, Partovi E, Clune J, Huttner A, Park HS, Omay SB. Genomic Characterization of Radiation-Induced Intracranial Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma. Case Reports In Genetics 2021, 2021: 5586072. PMID: 33747576, PMCID: PMC7960067, DOI: 10.1155/2021/5586072.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Spontaneous Resolution of Primary Hypercortisolism of Cushing Disease After Pituitary Hemorrhage
Siwakoti K, Omay SB, Inzucchi SE. Spontaneous Resolution of Primary Hypercortisolism of Cushing Disease After Pituitary Hemorrhage. AACE Clinical Case Reports 2020, 6: e23-e29. PMID: 32984518, PMCID: PMC7279773, DOI: 10.4158/accr-2019-0292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPituitary apoplexySpontaneous resolutionBiochemical remissionPrimary hypercortisolismSellar massLow-dose dexamethasone suppression testDose dexamethasone suppression testMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansUrine free cortisolSymptoms of hypercortisolismDexamethasone suppression testResonance imaging scansSymptomatic hemorrhageSurgical resectionCushing's diseaseInitial presentationPituitary hemorrhageFree cortisolFunctional adenomasImaging scansElevated plasmaSerum cortisolSuppression testClinical signsPathologic information
2016
Chapter 53 Nonneoplastic Mass Lesions of the Central Nervous System
Omay S, Atsina K, Baehring J. Chapter 53 Nonneoplastic Mass Lesions of the Central Nervous System. 2016, 653-665. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800945-1.00053-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study
Ding D, Starke RM, Kano H, Nakaji P, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Omay SB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study. Neurosurgery 2014, 75: 398-408. PMID: 24991710, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryCerebellopontine angle meningiomaNeurological deteriorationCPA meningiomasKnife radiosurgeryNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumSymptomatic adverse radiation effectsTumor progressionLower maximal dosePermanent neurological deteriorationCommon presenting symptomInitial surgical resectionMulticenter cohort studyOutcomes of patientsProgression-free survivalSignificant neurological morbidityMedian tumor volumeAdverse radiation effectsMultivariate regression analysisAdjuvant treatmentNeurological morbidityPresenting symptomCohort studyMost patientsSurgical resection
2012
Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat
Omay SB, Piepmeier JM, Knisely JP. Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2012, 26: 797-809. PMID: 22794284, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical resectionLow-grade gliomasPatient-specific variablesSame imaging techniqueRadiotherapeutic managementUncommon tumorClinical trialsOperative techniqueHistopathologic characterizationGrade gliomasOptimal managementAdditional studiesGliomasResectionAdequate samplesImaging techniquesPatientsPrognosisManagementTumorsTrials