Radiation Therapy Alone for Imaging-Defined Meningiomas
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Purpose: To assess local control and treatment-related toxicity of single-modality radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of imaging-defined meningiomas. Methods and Materials: The records of Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, were reviewed between 1985 and 2003. We identified 41 patients with 42 meningiomas treated with RT alone for lesions diagnosed on imaging alone. No patients received a histologic diagnosis. Patients in whom there was uniform agreement that the tumor represented a meningioma were accepted for therapy. Of the patients, 22 were treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), 11 with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSR), and 9 with three-dimensional conformal therapy (3DCRT). The median doses of SRS, FSR, and 3DCRT were 14 Gy, 50.4 Gy, and 52.2 Gy, respectively. Results: Median follow-up was 60 months. Of 42 meningiomas, 39 were locally controlled. The 8-year actuarial local control rate by Kaplan-Meier methods was 94%. One failure occurred 6 months after 3DCRT, a second at 34 months after FSR, and a third at 125 months after SRS. A temporary symptomatic radiation-related neurologic sequela developed in 1 patient treated with SRS. No fatal treatment complications occurred. The 8-year rate for actuarial freedom from complication survival by Kaplan-Meier methods was 97%. Conclusions: RT alone is an attractive alternative to surgery for imaging-defined meningiomas without significant mass effect. It offers local control comparable to surgical resection with minimal morbidity. RT should be considered as a viable alternative to surgery for tumors in various locations.
- OSTI ID:
- 21367603
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 76, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.066; PII: S0360-3016(09)00205-3; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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