2021
Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma
Barak T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Jin L, Gupte TP, Fomchenko EI, Miyagishima DF, Yalcin K, Vasandani S, Gorelick E, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Theriault BC, Lifton N, Marianayagam N, Omay B, Omay ZE, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Corbin Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 155: 255-264. PMID: 34626296, PMCID: PMC8651607, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03862-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance scoreLength of surgeryOlder patientsOverall survivalPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionSurgical strategyLow preoperative KPS scorePoor Karnofsky performance scoreLow Karnofsky performance scoreYale-New Haven HospitalPostoperative adjuvant treatmentPreoperative KPS scoreAdjuvant treatment regimensExtent of resectionNew Haven HospitalUse of ioMRIAdjuvant treatmentHospital stayKPS scoreMethodsClinical dataConsecutive patientsPrognostic factorsTreatment regimensExperienced handsType of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas
Jin L, Youngblood MW, Gupte TP, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Barak T, Yalcin K, Aguilera SM, Mishra-Gorur K, Blondin NA, Gorelick E, Omay SB, Pointdujour-Lim R, Judson BL, Alperovich M, Aboian MS, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Type of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 154: 237-246. PMID: 34350560, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03819-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpheno-orbital meningiomasSphenoid wing meningiomaBony involvementTRAF7 mutationsGenomic subgroupsPre-operative clinical featuresTumor invasionYale-New Haven HospitalAdditional clinical variablesSubset of tumorsPre-operative predictionWhole-exome sequencingBone involvementBone invasionClinical featuresClinical variablesGrade IIMolecular subtypesRecurrence patternsClinical implicationsHyperostosisExome sequencingMeningiomasTumorsGenomic drivers
2015
Benign meningiomas (WHO Grade I) with atypical histological features: correlation of histopathological features with clinical outcomes.
Marciscano AE, Stemmer-Rachamimov AO, Niemierko A, Larvie M, Curry WT, Barker FG, Martuza RL, McGuone D, Oh KS, Loeffler JS, Shih HA. Benign meningiomas (WHO Grade I) with atypical histological features: correlation of histopathological features with clinical outcomes. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 124: 106-14. PMID: 26274991, DOI: 10.3171/2015.1.jns142228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKi-67 AntigenMaleMeningiomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeurosurgical ProceduresPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeWorld Health OrganizationYoung AdultConceptsAtypical featuresBenign meningiomasWorld Health Organization (WHO) grade I meningiomasSimpson grade IIMIB-1 labeling indexAtypical histological featuresProgression/recurrenceHigh-risk groupStratification of patientsSimpson grade resectionGrade I meningiomasMedian followConclusions PatientsActuarial rateAdditional surgeryClinical outcomesInitial treatmentHistopathological featuresPrognostic significanceHistological factorsHistological featuresGrade IGrade IIPathological diagnosisInclusion criteria