Neurosurgery
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Patients with large vestibular schwannomas are at high risk of poor facial nerve (cranial nerve VII [CNVII]) function after surgery. Subtotal resection potentially offers better outcome, but may lead to higher tumor regrowth. ⋯ CNVII, cranial nerve VIIGTR, gross total resectionHB, House-BrackmannMRI, magnetic resonance imageNTR, near total resectionSTR, subtotal resection.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparing Preoperative With Postoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Resectable Brain Metastases: A Multi-institutional Analysis.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an increasingly common modality used with surgery for resectable brain metastases (BM). ⋯ BM, brain metastasesCI, confidence intervalCTV, clinical target volumeDBR, distant brain recurrenceGTV, gross tumor volumeLC, local controlLMD, leptomeningeal diseaseLR, local recurrenceMVA, multivariable analysisOS, overall survivalPost-SRS, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPre-SRS, preoperative stereotactic radiosurgeryPTV, planning target volumeRN, radiation necrosisSRN, symptomatic radiation necrosisSRS, stereotactic radiosurgeryWBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy.
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There continues to be considerable interest in the use of decompressive hemicraniectomy in the management of malignant cerebral artery infarction; however, concerns remain about long-term outcome. ⋯ DESTINY, Decompressive Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Infarction of the Middle Cerebral ArterymRS, modified Rankin Scale.