Fractionated conformal radiotherapy for management of optic nerve sheath meningiomas: Long-term outcomes of tumor control and visual function at a single institution

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 185-192

  Metellus, Philippe ^a   Kapoor, Sumit ^a   Kharkar, Siddharth ^a   Batra, Sachin ^a   Jackson, Juan F ^a   Kleinberg, Lawrence ^a   Miller, Neil R ^a   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior visual pathway; Meningioma; Optic nerve sheath; Stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; LONG-TERM OUTCOME; MEAN AGES; MENINGIOMA; MENINGIOMAS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH; PRIMARY TREATMENT; RADIATION RETINOPATHY; TUMOR CONTROL; TUMOR GROWTH; UP PERIOD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECTS; VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

DEFECTS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; VISION;

EYE PROTECTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DIPLOPIA; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATED CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH MENINGIOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETINOPATHY; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79954425311     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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