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Acta Neurochirurgica
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 1/2009

01-01-2009 | Clinical Article

Gamma Knife surgery of large meningiomas: early response to treatment

Authors: J. C. Ganz, W. A. Reda, K. Abdelkarim

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Purpose

Gamma Knife treatment is traditionally limited to tumours with a diameter not exceeding 3–3.5 cm. The current paper presents 97 patients with meningiomas with a minimum volume of 10 cm3, treated with a prescription dose of 12 Gy (or sometimes less to protect neighbouring structures). The post-treatment assessment of these patients, the early response to treatment and the complications of treatment are presented.

Methods

There were 97 patients, 70 females and 27 males. The mean age was 48.1 years (range 20.4–87.2 years). The mean follow-up was 54 months (range 25–86 months). All tumours had a volume of 10 cm3 or more. The mean volume was 15.9 cm3 (range 10.0–43.2 cm3). Post-treatment follow-up used quantitative and qualitative assessments, which are described.

Results

No tumour continued to grow. Twenty-seven were smaller and 72 unchanged in volume. Three patients suffered adverse radiation effects (defined as a new post-treatment oedema detected on the magnetic resonance image with or without contrast leakage). In one case this was silent. In two cases the clinical and radiological effects were temporary and resolved completely.

Conclusions

It is suggested on the basis of this material that the dosimetry used here permits the safe Gamma Knife treatment of larger meningiomas within the range reported. The early radiological response is encouraging, but further follow-up is needed to check long term tumour control. A qualitative method of tumour volume assessment is presented. It seems to be a simpler and more reliable way of assessing tumour volume changes than other methods currently in routine use.
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Metadata
Title
Gamma Knife surgery of large meningiomas: early response to treatment
Authors
J. C. Ganz
W. A. Reda
K. Abdelkarim
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-008-0166-4

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