Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas – What Is the Strategy: Upfront or Adjuvant Gamma Knife Surgery?
Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas – What Is the Strategy: Upfront or Adjuvant Gamma Knife Surgery?
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海绵窦脑膜瘤 – 策略是什么:预先或辅助伽玛刀手术?
DOI:
10.1159/000056404
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
K. Feichtinger
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作者:
G. Pendl;O. Schröttner;S. Eustacchio;J. C. Ganz;K. Feichtinger
43 patients with meningiomas of the cavernous sinus form the basis of this study. Two patients were treated with microsurgery alone, 17 patients were treated by Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) as a primary treatment modality, and 24 patients underwent a combined treatment of microsurgery followed by GKRS. Therefore, in 17 patients the diagnosis rested on clinical and radiological criteria alone. Cranial nerve disorders (CND) related to open surgical treatment were infrequent in this material (3 of 13 patients) due to deliberate strategies of partial or subtotal resection aimed at sparing cranial nerves from surgical maneuvers. In contrast, 6 of 11 patients, admitted for GKRS from other institutions suffered from considerable CND after open surgery and showed only partial improvement after GKRS. In all GKRS cases, no radiation-related complications were seen after a follow-up of 18–62 months (mean 39 months). Moreover, in all cases tumor control was obtained with a stable tumor volume in 63%, reduction of volume in 34.5% and a disappearance of tumor in 2.5%. GKRS is not only an additional treatment for meningiomas involving the cavernous sinus, but may be offered to the patient as an alternative primary treatment.