title: Radiosurgical management of meningiomas.
abstract: The management of residual, recurrent, or small skull base meningiomas is controversial. Stereotactic radiosurgery has emerged as an alternative treatment. We report our experience from September 1991 to August 1994 of treatment of 20 such patients [18 females -age 19-82 years, followed for 6-36 months (mean 15.5 months)] with the Leksell Gamma Knife. Nine patients were treated either with recurrent (2 patients-2 operations each) or residual tumor. Twelve patients had skull base, 3 optic nerve, 3 parasagittal, and 1 residual torcular tumor. Mean volume/diameter was 9.172 mm3/25 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Patchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome