Therapeutic effect of gamma knife on intracranial cavernous angioma

VernacularTitle:颅内海绵状血管瘤伽玛刀治疗的疗效分析
Author: Ge JIA ; Junmei ZHANG ; Zhiming MA ; Bin QIU ; Yonghong HOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cavernous angioma; gamma knife; radiosurgery
From: Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2014;(12):1320-1325
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of gamma knife on patients with intracranial cavernous angioma (CA). Methods: The medical records of 122 patients (134 lesions) who underwent radiosurgery were reviewed retrospectively. Results: hT e average follow-up period was 43 months. No patient died. One patient underwent CA resection. In patients with epilepsy, 83% patients showed alleviation of seizures. About 44% of the lesions shrank in size after treatment with gamma knife radiosurgery (59/134). Seven cases had hemorrhage again after radiosurgery, and the overall annual hemorrhage rate was 1.6%. Edema was found in 11.5% patients (14/122) and all patients showed improvement atf er treatment. Conclusion: Gamma knife is a safe treatment for CA, which could obviously improve the symptoms of epilepsy. Gamma knife radiosurgery is the if rst option for the treatment of cavernous sinus angiomas.