Interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery

Warnke, Peter C.; Kopitzki, Klaus; Ostertag, Christoph B.

doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-6090-9_8

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“…Up to now, these vascular changes seem to depend on multiple causes; one may be interstitial radiotherapy with Iodine-125 seed implants. This seems surprising, since radioactive seeds are located inside the tumour with a sharp decrease at the margins sparing the surrounding brain tissue [21]. But in opto-chiasmatic location, the circle of Willis is close and the vessels' tolerance to irradiation is uncertain.…”

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Incidence of vasculopathy in children with hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas treated with brachytherapy

et al. 2011

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Six out of 13 revealed cerebral vasculopathies, only one of them revealed symptoms of intermittent cerebral ischemia. Neurofibromatosis type 1 was present in one affected patient. The aetiology of the cerebral vascular changes is not fully understood so far. Tumour encasement, surgical damage and brachytherapy may contribute as a single risk factor or in combination. To get more information, we recommend MRA for artery vasculopathy at follow-up in all patients with suprasellar brain tumours irrespectively to their former treatment or presence of cerebrovascular symptoms.

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Incidence of vasculopathy in children with hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas treated with brachytherapy

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“…Notably, novel, more sophisticated imaging techniques enable the detection of intracranial pathologies at earlier stages. Consequently, microsurgical approaches in order to reduce intracranial masses are required less [ 5 , 7 , 12 , 27 , 32 , 36 , 55 , 83 , 108 , 110 , 111 , 147 ].…”

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Current concepts in stereotactic radiosurgery - a neurosurgical and radiooncological point of view

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Stereotactic radiosurgery is related to the history of "radiotherapy" and "stereotactic neurosurgery". The concepts for neurosurgeons and radiooncologists have been changed during the last decade and have also transformed neurosurgery. The gamma knife and the stereotactically modified linear accelerator (LINAC) are radiosurgical equipments to treat predetermined intracranial targets through the intact skull without damaging the surrounding normal brain tissue. These technical developments allow a more precise intracranial lesion control and offer even more conformal dose plans for irregularly shaped lesions. Histological determination by stereotactic biopsy remains the basis for any otherwise undefined intracranial lesion. As a minimal approach, it allows functional preservation, low risk and high sensitivity. Long-term results have been published for various indications. The impact of radiosurgery is presented for the management of gliomas, metastases, brain stem lesions, benign tumours and vascular malformations and selected functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia. In AVM's it can be performed as part of a multimodality strategy including resection or endovascular embolisation. Finally, the technological advances in radiation oncology as well as stereotactic neurosurgery have led to significant improvements in radiosurgical treatment opportunities. Novel indications are currently under investigation. The combination of both, the neurosurgical and the radiooncological expertise, will help to minimize the risk for the patient while achieving a greater treatment success.

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Braquiterapia intersticial estereotactica con Iodo125 en tumores cerebrales de bajo grado en pediatría

J. Herrera,

C. Viano,

M. Gómez

et al. 2006

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Interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Incidence of vasculopathy in children with hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas treated with brachytherapy

Incidence of vasculopathy in children with hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomas treated with brachytherapy

Current concepts in stereotactic radiosurgery - a neurosurgical and radiooncological point of view

Braquiterapia intersticial estereotactica con Iodo125 en tumores cerebrales de bajo grado en pediatría

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