Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign heart tumor. Cardiac myxoma can be a sporadic lesion (93% of cases) and usually occurs in women over 30 years. Complete surgical removal of the myxoma and its cardiac attachment is usually curative. The frequency of recurrences in cardiac myxomas varies between 3% for sporadic cases and 22% for cases of Carney complex. Recurrence has been related to incomplete excision, multifocality, and embolism of tumor fragments. We report a case with multiple brain metastases presumably due to tumor embolization from previously operated cardiac myxoma.

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In this prospective study, we investigated the effects of hypofractionated radiotherapy for patients with high-grade gliomas. About 31 patients with glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma were studied between October 2003 and December 2004. Hypofractionated radiotherapy (3 Gy/fraction/day) was delivered to a total dose of 45 Gy in 15 fractions in 10 patients (32%) who had total excision before radiotherapy and to a total dose of 54 Gy in 18 fractions in 21 patients (68%) who had subtotal excision or biopsy alone. Sex, age, type of surgery, tumor grade, Karnofsky performance status, time between surgery and initiation of radiotherapy, and total radiotherapy dose were analyzed as potential prognostic factors for survival using the univariate log-rank method. The median follow-up was 15 months (4-16 months). A total of 15 patients (48%) died of their illness; 16 patients (52%) were still alive at the last follow-up. The median survival time was 8 months. Actuarial 1-year overall survival was 40%. Type of surgery, timing of radiotherapy after surgery, and initial Karnofsky performance status were significant prognostic factors for survival. No grade 3-4 acute or late neurotoxicity was observed. The tolerance of patients to hypofractionated RT was not different from that for conventional radiotherapy. This treatment schedule can be used for patients with high-grade gliomas. Future investigations are needed to determine the optimal fractionation for high-grade gliomas.

ÖZET Amaç:Rezidü ve/ veya nüks hipofiz adenomlarının tedavisinde stereotaktik radyocerrahi alternatif bir tedavi seçeneğidir. Bu yazıda kliniğimizde Cyberknife® stereotaktik radyocerrahi (SRC) uyguladığımız hipofiz adenomlu hastaların tedaviye yanıtlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Dr. A.Y. Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Kliniğinde, Ocak 2010-Haziran 2013 tarihleri arasında beşi fonksiyonel ve ikisi non-fonksiyonel olmak üzere toplamda yedi hipofiz adenomlu olguya SRC uygulandı. Olgularda ortanca yaş 36 (aralık, 30-60) ve olguların %71'i (n=5) erkek idi. Hemofili hastalığı olan bir hasta dışındaki tüm olgulara cerrahi uygulanmış idi. Fonksiyonel adenomlu dört olgu medikal tedaviye yanıtsız idi ve yinelemiş tümörlerinin olması nedeni ile radyocerrahi kararı alındı. İki olgu ise cerrahi sonrası kalıntı tümör nedeni ile, bir olguda cerrahi yapılamadığı için primer olarak SRC uygulandı. Reçete edilen ortanca doz, 22 Gy (aralık, 20-25 Gy), 3-5 fraksiyonda, ortanca %84 (aralık, %80-%93) izodoz ile uygulandı. Bulgular: Ortanca takip zamanı 18 ay (aralık, 14-55 ay) idi. Bir olgu (non-fonksiyonel) 55 aylık izleminde klinik ve radyolojik olarak tam yanıt gösterirken, bir fonksiyonel hipofiz adenomlu olgu ise progrese oldu. Yedi olgunun 6'sında (%86) radyolojik olarak tümör kontrolü sağlandı. Sonuç: Rezidü ve/ veya nüks hipofiz adenomlarının tedavisinde stereotaktik radyocerrahi etkin ve güvenli bir tedavi seçeneği olabilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Cyberknife; Stereotaktik radyocerrahi; Hipofiz adenomu ABSTRACT Objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery is an alternative treatment option in recurrent or residual pituitary adenomas. In this study, pituitary adenoma patients' response to the stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with Cyberknife® were evaluated. Methods:, Totally 7 patients (5 functional and 2 non-functional adenoma) with pituitary adenomas underwent SRS in Dr. A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital from January 2010 to June 2013. Median age was 36 (range, 30-60) and 71% of cases (n=5) were male. Surgery was applied to all patients except one who has hemophilia. SRS was applied to 4 cases with recurrent functioning adenomas that unresponsive to medical treatment,. Radiosurgery were performed in two cases due to residual tumor after surgery and one case that surgery cannot be done. The median prescribed dose was 22 Gy (range, 20-25 Gy), in 3 and 5 fractions, with median 84% isodose line (range, 80%-93%). Results: The median follow-up time was 18 months (14 to 55 months). One patient (non-functioning pituitary adenoma) showed clinical and radiological complete response after 55 months follow-up. One patient with a functioning pituitary adenoma was progressing. In 6 of the seven patients (86%) radiological tumor control were achieved. Conclusion: Stereotactic radiosurgery may be a safe and effective treatment option in the treatment of recurrent or residual pituitary adenomas.

We performed retrospective review of 29 adult patients with cerebellar medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) who received craniospinal radiotherapy in Ankara Oncology Hospital between years 2000 and 2005. All patients were operated followed by craniospinal irradiation; 11 of 29 patients also received chemotherapy. All patients had no distant or spinal metastases at the time of diagnosis. Median follow up time was 26 months. Progression-free survival was 86% at 2 years, 55% at 5 years. Mean progression-free survival was 25 months in patients with PNET; 61.4 months in patients with medulloblastoma (P = 0.0016). Mean survival was 61.33% months in patients <25 age, 38 months in patients >25 age. (P = 0.04). Overall mean survival was 59.80 months in patients who received chemotherapy and 41.4 months in patients who did not have chemotherapy (P = 0.15). Cranial relapses were observed in 3 of 29 patients, and 3 of 29 patients had distant metastases. The mean time to cranial recurrence was 19 months; to distant metastases was 18 months. In conclusion, adult patients with PNET have worse survival rates than patients with medulloblastoma, like in childhood patients. Patients younger than 25 years of age also had statistically significant better survival.