The influence of prior stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on outcomes of subsequent microvascular decompression (MVD) for patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not well understood. To directly compa...
We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing MVD at our institution from 2007 to 2020. Patients were included if they underwent primary MVD or had a history of SRS alone before MVD. Barrow Neur...
Of patients reviewed, 833 met our inclusion criteria. Thirty-seven patients were in the SRS alone before MVD group, and 796 patients were in the primary MVD group. Both groups demonstrated similar pre...
SRS is an effective intervention for TN that may not worsen outcomes for subsequent MVD in patients with TN....
To assess survival and neurological outcomes for patients who underwent primary or salvage stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for infratentorial juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas (JPA)....
Between 1987 and 2022, 44 patients underwent SRS for infratentorial JPA. Twelve patients underwent primary SRS and 32 patients underwent salvage SRS. The median patient age at SRS was 11.6 years (rang...
The median follow-up was 10.9 years (range, 0.42-26.58 years). Overall survival (OS) after SRS was 97.7% at 1-year, and 92.5% at 5- and 10-years. Progression free survival (PFS) after SRS was 95.4% at...
SRS was a valuable alternative to initial or repeat resection for deep seated infratentorial JPA patients. We found no survival differences between patients who had primary and salvage SRS....
Given the availability of TKIs with high central nervous system efficacy, the question arises as to whether upfront SRS provides additional clinical benefits. The goal of this study was to characteriz...
This retrospective study included EGFR-mutant NSCLC patients presenting BMs at the time of primary tumor diagnosis. BMs were categorized into three subgroups, referred to as "Nature of TKI-treated BMs...
This study included 106 patients with a total of 683 BMs. TKI treatment achieved control in 63% of local tumors at 24 months. Among the TKI-controlled BMs, local tumor control was significantly higher...
While upfront TKI alone proved highly effective in BM control, this study also demonstrated the outcomes of SRS when implemented concurrently with TKI or as salvage therapy for TKI-uncontrolled BMs. T...
Metastases extending to the pituitary gland and cavernous sinus are extremely rare; however, advances in neuroimaging have increased the reported incidence. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) affords the...
Analysis was performed on 23 patients with pituitary and cavernous sinus metastases who underwent treatment using SRS between 1996 and 2021. The cohort was categorized into 2 groups in terms of metast...
The median age of the cohort was 52.2 years and the median tumor volume was 4.5 mL. Overall survival rates were as follows: 1 year (72.9%), 2 years (51.8%), and 3 years (45.3%). Local tumor control ra...
SRS appears to be a safe and effective therapy for the treatment of pituitary and cavernous sinus metastases. GKRS is a relatively simple procedure, which places minimal stress on the patient, thereby...
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) refers to an advanced radiotherapy technique that requires a high level of precision and accuracy and a flawless workflow. Failures within the SRS process can lead to s...
From the literature search in PubMed and Scopus, 7 articles met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the qualitative synthesis. In total, 9 radiotherapy departments conducted FMEA in the SRS proc...
Our review demonstrated that crucial FMs can occur in all SRS stages. Although generalisations were challenging, the FMs analysis provided a significant source of information about potential high risk...
The results of this research will assist radiotherapy facilities in proactive risk management studies and will allow radiotherapy professionals to reflect on their practice and learn from others' expe...
Intraventricular metastases (IVMs) are uncommon, and their optimal management remains debatable....
To define the safety and efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of IVMs....
This retrospective, multicenter study included patients managed with SRS for IVMs. SRS-induced adverse events, local tumor or intracranial progression, and the frequency of new-onset hydrocephalus or ...
The cohort included 160 patients from 11 centers who underwent SRS for treatment of 1045 intracranial metastases, of which 196 were IVMs. The median survival from SRS was 10 months. Of the 154 patient...
SRS is an effective treatment option for IVMs, with a local IVM control rate comparable with SRS for parenchymal brain metastases. Leptomeningeal spread and hydrocephalus in patients with IVM occur in...
Radiosurgery is now a recognized treatment of vestibular schwannoma (VS); however, radiosurgical irradiation sometimes fails to stop tumor growth in the long term. Some changes in MR imaging after rad...
From a large series of VS treated radiosurgically for 15 years, we reviewed the follow-up MRI data in a subgroup of VS that presented obvious treatment failure. T1-weighted MR imaging with standard ti...
Twenty-nine of 728 patients (4%) were retreated for the same VS after >2 years (median 3.14 years, range 2.04-9.47) following initial radiosurgical treatment. The median tumor volume was 0.94 cc at fi...
Tumor volume reduction and central loss of contrast enhancement of the tumor are MRI changes frequently observed during follow-up of VS treated radiosurgically even in patients with failed long-term t...
The treatment of medically refractory patients with chronic short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is challenging. Stereotactic radiosur...
The objective of the study was to report on the effect of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in 5 patients with chronic SUNCT....
Retrospective review of our GKRS database identified 5 patients with chronic SUNCT who underwent GKRS targeted to the trigeminal nerve and SPG. A maximum dose of 80-85 Gy and 80 Gy was, respectively, ...
These 5 patients were clinically followed for a mean period of 26.2 months. Within a period ranging from 2 days to 9 months, GKRS was successful in reducing pain attacks and autonomic symptoms in all ...
These 5 cases show that GKRS targeted to both the trigeminal nerve and the SPG is effective in reducing pain and autonomic symptoms of patients with SUNCT, although nonbothersome trigeminal sensory di...
Radiation necrosis (RN) secondary to stereotactic radiosurgery is a significant cause of morbidity. The optimal management of corticosteroid-refractory brain RN remains unclear. Our objective was to s...
With improvements in survival for patients with metastatic cancer, long-term local control of brain metastases has become an increasingly important clinical priority. While consensus guidelines recomm...
