Gamma Knife Radiosurgery For Atypical And Anaplastic Meningiomas: Histopathological Predictors For Local Control FailureKeywords: meningioma, outcome, malignant meningioma, gamma knife, recurrent diseaseInteractive Manuscript
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What is the purpose of your study?
The authors retrospectively investigated the clinical outcomes of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for atypical meningiomas and anapalstic meningiomas
Describe your patient group.
Between 1998 and 2008, 23 patients with 34 lesions were treated with GKRS for atypical and anaplastic meningiomas which were pathologically re-evaluated with WHO 2007 classification.
Describe what you did.
Median marginal dose was 17 Gy (range, 12-21 Gy)at the 50% ± 5% isodose line. Mean tumor volume was 3.65 cm3 (range, 0.03-25.3 cm3)
Describe your main findings.
Overall survival rates were 100% at 1 year, 86.7% at 2 years, 65% at 5 years. Actuarial local tumor control rates were 80% at 1 year, 50.0% at 2 years, and 27.2 % at 3 years. There were no adverse radiation effects. By multivariate analysis, only mitotic count (= 10) and MIB-1 lable index ( = 10) were significant prognostic factors of local tumor control failure. (p= 0.013, HR= 42.273, 95% confidence interval 2.23-801.46, p=0.030 HR=12.415 95% CI 1.284-120.01, respectively).
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This is a retrospective study.
Describe your main conclusion.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for atypical meningiomas was safe and effective modalities. But, more aggressive treatments were needed for anaplastic meningiomas.
Describe the importance of your findings and how they can be used by others.
Also, the tumor factor such as mitotic count ( = 10) and MIB-1 lable index ( = 10%) must be considered before GKRS.
The authors retrospectively investigated the clinical outcomes of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for atypical meningiomas and anapalstic meningiomas
Between 1998 and 2008, 23 patients with 34 lesions were treated with GKRS for atypical and anaplastic meningiomas which were pathologically re-evaluated with WHO 2007 classification.
Median marginal dose was 17 Gy (range, 12-21 Gy)at the 50% ± 5% isodose line. Mean tumor volume was 3.65 cm3 (range, 0.03-25.3 cm3)
Overall survival rates were 100% at 1 year, 86.7% at 2 years, 65% at 5 years. Actuarial local tumor control rates were 80% at 1 year, 50.0% at 2 years, and 27.2 % at 3 years. There were no adverse radiation effects. By multivariate analysis, only mitotic count (= 10) and MIB-1 lable index ( = 10) were significant prognostic factors of local tumor control failure. (p= 0.013, HR= 42.273, 95% confidence interval 2.23-801.46, p=0.030 HR=12.415 95% CI 1.284-120.01, respectively).
This is a retrospective study.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for atypical meningiomas was safe and effective modalities. But, more aggressive treatments were needed for anaplastic meningiomas.
Also, the tumor factor such as mitotic count ( = 10) and MIB-1 lable index ( = 10%) must be considered before GKRS.
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