2023
Vascular steal and associated intratumoral aneurysms in highly vascular brain tumors: illustrative case
Hong C, Marianayagam N, Morales-Valero S, Barak T, Tabor J, O’Brien J, Huttner A, Baehring J, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Fulbright R, Matouk C, Moliterno J. Vascular steal and associated intratumoral aneurysms in highly vascular brain tumors: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22512. PMID: 36880509, PMCID: PMC10550659, DOI: 10.3171/case22512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular brain tumorsVascular stealIntratumoral aneurysmBrain tumorsAdditional vascular imagingRight ophthalmic arteryMaximal safe resectionDiagnostic cerebral angiographyMinimal blood lossVascular steal phenomenonOpen tumor resectionDural-based lesionsSteal phenomenonBlood lossCerebral angiographyClinical suspicionNeurological symptomsOphthalmic arterySurgical strategySafe resectionVascular tumorsBlurred visionEndovascular embolizationTomography angiographyTumor resection
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 hands