2015
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Kano H, Xu Z, Chiang V, Mathieu D, Chao S, Akpinar B, Lee JY, Yu JB, Hess J, Wu HM, Chung WY, Pierce J, Missios S, Kondziolka D, Alonso-Basanta M, Barnett GH, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 123: 387-94. PMID: 25955875, DOI: 10.3171/2014.11.jns141160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial nerve schwannomaFacial nerve functionNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumHouse-Brackmann scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryNerve functionTumor controlNeurological preservationMargin doseMedian ageNerve schwannomaPreoperative facial nerve functionNormal facial nerve functionResidual/recurrent tumorActuarial tumor controlEffective salvage treatmentMean margin dosePermanent neurological symptomsTumor margin doseUpfront stereotactic radiosurgeryPatients' median ageMean tumor volumeTreatment of choiceGamma knife radiosurgeryRare intracranial tumorsGamma Knife radiosurgery for posterior fossa meningiomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Kano H, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Yu JB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Nakaji P, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for posterior fossa meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 122: 1479-89. PMID: 25859812, DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.jns14139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior fossa meningiomasTumor volumeStereotactic radiosurgeryTumor controlRadiation therapyNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumTumor progressionActuarial tumor controlMedian margin doseMedian patient agePrior radiation therapyMean tumor volumeGamma knife radiosurgerySmaller tumor volumeNeurological preservationMargin dosePrior resectionClinical stabilityNeurological declinePatient ageShunt placementRecurrent tumorsClinical entityMulticenter studyKnife radiosurgery
2014
Stereotactic radiosurgery of petroclival meningiomas: a multicenter study
Starke R, Kano H, Ding D, Nakaji P, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Yu JB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. Stereotactic radiosurgery of petroclival meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 119: 169-176. PMID: 24821284, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1470-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryPetroclival meningiomasMulticenter studyFavorable outcomeTumor volumeActuarial progression-free survival ratesNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumProgression-free survival ratesFree survival ratePrimary treatment modalityProgression of symptomsSmaller tumor volumeComplete microsurgical resectionNeurological preservationUpfront radiosurgeryPrior radiotherapyMost patientsMicrosurgical resectionSignificant morbidityNeurological functionMaximal doseTumor controlTreatment modalitiesKnife radiosurgeryFemale gender