title: Primary radiotherapy for optic nerve sheath meningioma.
abstract: Radiotherapy has recently been recognized as the treatment of choice for most primary optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSM). Radiotherapy is incorporated into the treatment of non optic nerve sheath meningiomas for unresectable or subtotally resected tumors. Most primary ONSM are not surgically approachable without a high risk of visual deterioration. Radiotherapy has been found to prevent or delay tumor growth for the majority of patients and improve vision in some. We review the rational and current methods of the use of radiotherapy for these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. emelian@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melian
authors.forename: Walter M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*