• World Neurosurg · Jun 2020

    Case Reports

    Microsurgical resection of a left supramarginal gyrus AVM causing radionecrosis.

    • Juan Leonardo Serrato-Avila, da Costa Marcos Devanir Silva MDS Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Electronic address: marcoscostaneuro@gmail.com., Joao Norberto Stávale, Lima Joao Vitor Fernandes JVF Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil., Juan Pablo Carrasco-Hernandez, Alejandro Sebastián Aníbal SA Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil., and Feres Chaddad-Neto.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun 1; 138: 317.

    AbstractLate radiation necrosis is a rare entity presenting in 2.2% to 9% of radiation-treated arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). It occurs by a mean of 3 years following treatment. There are few reports in the literature of radionecrosis and solid lesions treated with surgery.1-4 To the authors' knowledge, this case has the longest interval between radiosurgery and the presentation of cerebral necrosis. In this surgical video, we present the case of a 51-year-old female with a left supramarginal gyrus AVM that received radiosurgery with gamma knife; after 20 years, she began having seizures and aphasia. The magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a lesion simulating an intra-axial tumor causing important edema and mass effect. Medical treatment was given including high-dose steroids without success, therefore microsurgery was performed. The surgery was presented in a step-by-step basis and correlation was performed with the involved adjacent anatomy, to illustrate the anatomy of the approach and surgical landmarks. The patient's symptoms resolved completely, and the postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan showed complete resection and resolution of the edema. The histopathological findings were consistent with a radionecrosis and AVM. The patient signed the Institutional Consent Form, which states that she accepts the procedure and allows the use of her images and videos for any type of medical publications in conferences and/or scientific articles.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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