Multisession cyberknife radiosurgery for cavernous sinus hemangiomas: medium- and long-term outcomes.

Xin Wang; Enmin Wang; Email: Wangem@fudaneducn; Xiaoxia Liu; Li Pan; Jiazhong Dai; Yang Wang

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Multisession cyberknife radiosurgery for cavernous sinus hemangiomas: medium- and long-term outcomes.

Author: Xin WANG ¹ ; Enmin WANG ² ; Email: WANGEM@FUDAN.EDU.CN. ; Xiaoxia LIU ¹ ; Li PAN ¹ ; Jiazhong DAI ¹ ; Yang WANG ¹
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1. Cyberknife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
2. Cyberknife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cavernous Sinus; pathology; surgery; Cranial Nerves; physiopathology; Female; Hemangioma; surgery; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Radiosurgery; methods; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Burden
From: Chinese Journal of Surgery 2015;53(10):767-771
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the medium- and long-term outcomes of multisession cyberknife radiosurgery intreating cavernous sinus hemangiomas (CSH).
METHODSBetween January 2008 and February 2012, 45 patients with CSH, including 35 female and 10 male patients with a mean age of 53 years (range: 26-80 years), underwent multisession cyberknife radiosurgery. The mean diameter of the CSH was 47.0 mm (range: 23.0-75.0 mm). The tumor volume ranged from 2.9 to 140.1 cm³, with a mean of 40.1 cm³. Eleven giant CSH with tumor volume ≥ 40.0 cm³ were irradiated by cyberknife in 4 fractions, 28 large tumors with tumor volume 10.0-40.0 cm³ in 3 fractions, 4 tumors with tumor volume 5.0-10.0 cm³ in 2 fractions, 2 small tumors with tumor volume ≤ 5.0 cm³ in 1 fraction. After the treatment, all patients had regular clinical and radiological follow-up at 6-month intervals. A combination of the neurologic examination and MRI information was used to evaluate the overall response.
RESULTSAll patients were followed up for 22-70 months with a mean of 37.7 months. One patient died of stroke 3 years post cyberknife, but the follow-up MRI showed that the CSH shrank in volume. Eight patients with giant CSH had slight headache after finishing cyberknife radiosurgery, and relieved with mannitol and dexamethasone treatment. Neurological deficits in patients had improved or disappeared at 6 to 12 months post cyberknife. None of these patients showed any deterioration in symptoms or new cranial nerve deficits during the follow-up. Latest follow-up imaging demonstrated that tumors decrease > 80% in 15 patients, > 60% to 80% in 18 patients (including the death patient), 40%-60% in 12 patients post cyberknife. Two patients reported occurrence of seizures and maintaining seizure control after antiepileptic drugs administration.
CONCLUSIONSMultisession cyberknife radiosurgery is confirmed to provide medium and long-term local tumor control and symptom improvement. It is a safe and effective treatment modality for CSH, and may serve as a promising treatment option in the future.