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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Anterior Clinoid Process Meningiomas: A Series of 61 Consecutive Patients
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020-01-01) Akyoldas, Goktug; Hergunsel, Omer Batu; Yilmaz, Meltem; Sengoz, Meric; Peker, Selcuk
OBJECTIVE: Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) outcomes for anterior clinoid process (ACP) meningiomas have not been specifically reported within any meningioma series. We present the initial and largest series in the literature that describes the presenting features, radiosurgery parameters, and radiologic and long-term clinical outcomes for 61 patients with ACP meningiomas treated with GKRS. METHODS: Medical records were reviewed for 61 consecutive patients at a single center who underwent GKRS for ACP meningioma between 2008 and 2016. RESULTS: Of 61 patients with ACP meningiomas, 49 (80\%) were treated with GKRS as primary treatment, and 12 (20\%) were treated with GKRS as an adjuvant therapy. Before GKRS, 29 patients presented with visual impairment and 50 patients presented with headache. Median patient age was 54.9 years. Median tumor volume was 3.2 cm(3), and median margin dose was 12.0 Gy. The median radiologic follow-up time after GKRS was 75 months. During follow-up, tumor volume regressed in 37 cases (61\%) and remained unchanged in 24 cases (39\%). None of the patients experienced tumor volume progression. Tumor volume <3 cm(3) was an independent predictor of tumor volume regression after GKRS (univariate analysis, P = 0.047