2019
SURG-06. LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY COMPARED TO CRANIOTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF RADIATION NECROSIS OR RECURRENT TUMOR IN BRAIN METASTASES FAILING RADIOSURGERY
Hong C, Deng D, Sujijantarat N, Vera A, Chiang V. SURG-06. LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY COMPARED TO CRANIOTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF RADIATION NECROSIS OR RECURRENT TUMOR IN BRAIN METASTASES FAILING RADIOSURGERY. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2019, 1: i31-i32. PMCID: PMC7213364, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz014.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyProgression-free survivalBrain metastasesRadiation necrosisOverall survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryRecurrent tumorsSingle-institution chart reviewPost-operative salvagePre-operative symptomsSub-group analysisViable alternative treatmentRe-growing tumorSteroid taperNeurological outcomeChart reviewSymptom reliefUnderwent craniotomyTumor lesionsAlternative treatmentCraniotomyLocal controlPatientsMetastasisSmall lesions
2017
SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS
Sloan A, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Judy K, Prabhu S, Lovick D, Chamoun R, Chiang V, Leuthardt E. SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS. Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi236-vi236. PMCID: PMC5693010, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesBrain tumorsMedian ECOG performance statusMulti-institutional retrospective analysisECOG performance statusMetastatic brain tumorsMedian survivalPerformance statusMedian ageNeurological deathInoperable tumorsRetrospective databaseTumor locationFrequent primaryRetrospective analysisInvasive proceduresAlternative treatmentPatientsDischarge statusMetastasisGliomasPrevious treatmentLaser interstitial thermotherapyTumorsTreatment