Pica, Alessia; Abbeel, Sarah; Von der Weid, Nicolas; Sajadi, Ali; Negretti, Laura; Phan-Hug, Franziska; Haudenschild, Michael; Schmidhalter, Daniel; Schwitzgebel, Valerie; Weber, Damien (2013). Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy with static field conformal and non coplanar arcs for pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma: analysis of long term visual outcome and endocrine toxicity. Journal of radiosurgery & SBRT, 2(3), pp. 209-216. Old City Publ.
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)We assessed the efficacy and the toxicity for pediatric craniopharyngioma patients of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT). Between May 2000 and May 2009, 9 patients (male to female ratio, 5:4) with craniopharyngiomas underwent FSRT (median dose, 54 Gy). Among the 9 patients, 6 received radiation therapy (RT) for recurrent tumors and 3 for residual disease as adjuvant therapy after incomplete surgery. Median tumor 3 volume was 2.3 cm (range, 0.1-5.8). The median target coverage was 93.7% (range 79.3-99.8%). The median conformity index was 0.94 (range, 0.6-1.4). Dose to the hippocampal region was assessed for all patients. After a median follow-up of 62.5 months (range, 32-127)the treated volume decreased in size in four of eight patients (50%). One patient was lost to follow-up. Local control and survival rates at 3 years were 100% and there were no marginal relapses. One patient, with a chronic bilateral papillary oedema after surgery, visual defect deteriorated after FSRT to a complete hemianopsia. One male patient with normal pituitary function before FSRT presented with precocious puberty at the age of 7.4 years, 24 months after FSRT. Four patients (50%) were severely obese at their last visit. FSRT is a safe treatment option for craniopharyngioma after incomplete resection.
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04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology > Medical Radiation Physics 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Medical Oncology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pica, Alessia, Abbeel, Sarah, Von der Weid, Nicolas, Schmidhalter, Daniel, Weber, Damien Charles |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2156-4639 |
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Old City Publ. |
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English |
Submitter: |
Beatrice Scheidegger |
Date Deposited: |
24 Apr 2014 09:19 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:32 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/47825 |
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