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Scalia G, Umana GE, Crea A, Vats A, Chaurasia B, Graziano F, Marrone S, Furnari M, Ponzo G, Giuffrida M, Fricia M, Cicero S, Nicoletti GF. Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematomas: a systematic review. Br J Neurosurg 2023; 37:1000-1005. [PMID: 35001775 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2024499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEICH) is a rare type of intracerebral hematoma (ICH) with peculiar radiological features and presenting as subtle slow-growing lesion exerting mass effect. We performed a systematic review of the literature focused on diagnosis and management of patients affected by CEICH. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search according to the PRISMA statement was conducted using PubMed and Scopus databases and pertinent Mesh terms. All papers that reported intraventricular CEICH, or CEICH cases treated conservatively or by CT-guided needle aspiration were not included in this study. A total of 40 papers were included in this review, with 58 patients (38 males and 20 females) and a mean age of 41.44 ± 20.05 years (range 1-80). RESULTS Neurological symptoms of onset include those related to an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) in 28/58 cases (48.2%), seizures in 17/58 cases (29.3%), motor deficits in 14/58 cases (24.1%). The most frequent localization is atypical in 45/58 cases (77.6%). Surgical approach is not specified in 21/58 cases (36.2%), craniotomy was performed in 31/58 cases (53.4%), craniectomy in 5/58 cases (8.6%) and only in one case (1.7%) an endoscopic approach was performed. CEICH are usually located in an atypical site. CONCLUSIONS There is not an association with anticoagulants and antiplatelets intake. Arteriovenous malformation is the most frequent cause. Surgery is suggested, and craniotomy is the most used approach even if further investigation should be directed to analyze the efficacy of endoscopic approach of these lesions, which may show favorable outcome.
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- Gianluca Scalia
- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Catania, Italy
- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Clinic, Birgunj, Nepal
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Highly Specialized Hospital and of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Catania, Italy
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Kleinberg L. Commentary: Chronic Encapsulated Expanding Hematomas After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: An International Multicenter Case Series. Neurosurgery 2023; 92:e23-e24. [PMID: 36637279 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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- Lawrence Kleinberg
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Abou-Al-Shaar H, Patel A, Mallela AN, Bin-Alamer O, Niranjan A, Peker S, Samanci Y, Liscak R, May J, Kumar JS, Sheehan JP, Lunsford LD. Chronic Encapsulated Expanding Hematomas After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: An International Multicenter Case Series. Neurosurgery 2023; 92:195-204. [PMID: 36519863 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a minimally invasive treatment modality for appropriately selected intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Recent reports have described the development of rare, delayed chronic encapsulated expanding hematomas (CEEHs) at the site of an angiographically confirmed obliterated AVM. OBJECTIVE To elucidate the incidence, characteristics, and management of CEEH in patients with AVM after SRS. METHODS The records of all patients who underwent SRS for an intracranial AVM at 4 institutions participating in the International Radiosurgery Research Foundation between 1987 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Data regarding characteristics of the AVM, SRS treatment parameters, CEEH presentation, management, and outcomes were collected and analyzed. RESULTS Among 5430 patients, 15 developed a CEEH at a crude incidence of 0.28%. Nine patients were female, and the mean age was 43 ± 14.6 years. Nine patients underwent surgical evacuation, while 6 were managed conservatively. The median CEEH development latency was 106 months after SRS. The patients were followed for a median of 32 months, and 9 patients improved clinically, while 6 patients remained stable. No intraoperative complications were reported after CEEH resection, although 1 patient recovered from postoperative meningitis requiring intravenous antibiotics. CONCLUSION CEEH is a rare, late complication of AVM SRS with an incidence of 0.28% and a median latency of 106 months. In the presence of a delayed and symptomatic expanding hematoma in the bed of an angiographically obliterated AVM, surgical resection resulted in clinical improvement in most patients. Conservative management is possible in asymptomatic patients with stable, small-sized hematomas in deeply seated locations.
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- Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiation and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kawagishi J, Jokura H, Watanabe M, Fujimura M, Niizuma K, Endo H, Suzuki H, Tominaga T. Retiform endothelial hyperplasia mimicking cavernous malformation as a late complication of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. J Neurosurg 2022:1-11. [PMID: 36681954 DOI: 10.3171/2022.11.jns221535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a powerful tool for the management of arteriovenous malformations; however, newly formed mass lesions resembling cavernous malformations are a rare late complication of GKRS. In this retrospective study, the authors tried to clarify the unique histological features of these mass lesions. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed the clinical course of 889 patients who had undergone GKRS for arteriovenous malformations at their institute from 1991 to 2021. Among the 848 patients who had been followed up periodically with neuroradiological imaging, 37 developed a mass lesion mimicking a cavernous malformation and underwent surgical removal of the lesion. The median volume of the original nidus was 3.7 cm3 (range 0.07-30.5 cm3), and the median prescription dose was 21 Gy (range 12-25 Gy). The histological characteristics and radiological and clinical features of the 37 patients were investigated. RESULTS Histological examination showed an organized hematoma and a structure termed "retiform endothelial hyperplasia" (RFEH) consisting of endothelium forming multiple lumen-like vascular channels mimicking cavernous malformations but lacking the subendothelial connective tissue that forms the typical vascular wall structure found in cavernous angioma and capillary telangiectasia. RFEH was detected a median of 10.8 years (range 3.2-27.4 years) after GKRS. Neuroimaging showed hematoma surrounded by massive brain edema in all 37 patients. Symptoms caused by mass effect of the lesion and perifocal edema worsened relatively rapidly but completely disappeared after surgery. No recurrence or morbidity occurred after the surgery. CONCLUSIONS The delayed formation of RFEH that is mimicking a cavernous malformation neuroradiologically but is histologically distinct from a vascular malformation is a potential complication of GKRS. Its progressive clinical course suggests that surgical removal should be considered for symptomatic patients and/or patients with an apparent radiological mass sign.
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- Jun Kawagishi
- 1Jiro Suzuki Memorial Gamma House, Furukawa Seiryo Hospital, Osaki
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- 1Jiro Suzuki Memorial Gamma House, Furukawa Seiryo Hospital, Osaki
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- 2Department of Pathology, Tohoku Kosai Hospital, Sendai
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- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai.,5Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai.,6Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
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- 7Department of Neurosurgery, Kohnan Hospital, Sendai.,8Division of Advanced Cerebrovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai; and
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
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Ishikawa Y, Yamamoto T, Umezawa R, Takahashi N, Takeda K, Suzuki Y, Jingu K. Chronic expanding hematoma of the left erector spinae muscle after stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2022; 16:353. [PMID: 36184609 PMCID: PMC9528051 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-022-03612-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hematomas that slowly increase in size for more than 1 month after the initial hemorrhage are referred to as chronic expanding hematomas. Chronic expanding hematoma can also occur after radiosurgery; however, there have been no reports about chronic expanding hematoma in the trunk after stereotactic body radiotherapy. We report a case of chronic expanding hematoma of the left erector spinae muscle after stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 74-year-old Japanese male complained of back pain 7 years after stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma of the left kidney. There was no history of surgery or trauma to his back. After stereotactic body radiotherapy, there was no acute or late complication of more than grade 2. The renal cell carcinoma did not show shrinkage or progression, and he was diagnosed with stable disease on computed tomography. The patient remains in a stable disease condition 7 years after treatment without surgery or chemotherapy; however, he came to the hospital with gradually worsening back pain for several months. Computed tomography revealed the left erector spinae muscle to be swollen compared with the contralateral side at the third lumbar level. Ultrasonography showed a tumor of 30 mm in size without blood flow in the left paraspinal muscle. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed uptake in the left paraspinal muscle. Pathological examination showed radiation-induced chronic expanding hematoma. CONCLUSIONS We present the first case report of chronic expanding hematoma of the left erector spinae muscle after stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma. Usually, stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma would be considered unlikely to cause chronic expanding hematoma, but the introduction of dialysis and antiplatelet drugs may have increased the risk.
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- Yojiro Ishikawa
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan. .,Division of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1 Fukumuro, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 983-8536, Japan.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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Taguchi A, Ohba S, Taniyama D, Kuraoka K, Yamasaki F. A chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma that developed 15 years after gamma knife surgery for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation: A case report and review of the literature. NEUROCIRUGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2022; 33:40-45. [PMID: 34998491 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucie.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report a case of gamma knife surgery (GKS)-induced chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma with extensive literature review. A 17-year-old young man underwent GKS after embolization for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the right frontal lobe and the AVM completely disappeared. He developed a generalized convulsion 15 years after GKS. MRI showed a small oedematous change at the AVM site. His epileptic seizure was controlled with anticonvulsant. His epilepsy recurred after three years, and MRI revealed an intracerebral hematoma with extensive surrounding edema at the same lesion. He underwent cerebral angiography and a recurrence of AVM was prevented. The hematoma was surgically removed, and intraoperative finding confirmed an old hematoma with a capsule and capillary hyperplasia, without developing cavernous angioma. The final diagnosis was a secondary chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma after GKS. This is the first report to show the early-stage imaging findings of this late effect after GKS.
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- Akira Taguchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Aoyama-cho, Kureshi, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, 3-1, Aoyama-cho, Kureshi, Hiroshima 737-0023, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Abou-Al-Shaar H, Faramand A, Zhang X, Mallela AN, Branstetter BF, Wiley CA, Lunsford LD. Chronic encapsulated expanding hematomas after stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg 2021; 136:492-502. [PMID: 34330101 DOI: 10.3171/2021.1.jns203476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare cerebral vascular lesions that are associated with high morbidity and mortality from hemorrhage; however, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a well-validated treatment modality. Few reports have delineated a subgroup of patients who develop delayed chronic encapsulated expanding hematomas (CEEHs) despite angiographic evidence of AVM obliteration following radiosurgery. In this report, the authors performed a retrospective review of more than 1000 radiosurgically treated intracranial AVM cases to delineate the incidence and management of this rare entity. METHODS Between 1988 and 2019, 1010 patients with intracranial AVM underwent Gamma Knife SRS at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In addition to a review of a prospective institutional database, the authors performed a retrospective chart review of the departmental AVM database to specifically identify patients with CEEH. Pertinent clinical and radiological characteristics as well as patient outcomes were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS Nine hundred fifty patients with intracranial AVM (94%) had sufficient clinical follow-up for analysis. Of these, 6 patients with CEEH underwent delayed resection (incidence rate of 0.0045 event per person-year). These patients included 4 males and 2 females with a mean age of 45.3 ± 13.8 years at the time of initial SRS. Four patients had smaller AVM volumes (4.9-10 cm3), and 3 of them were treated with a single SRS procedure. Two patients had larger-volume AVMs (55 and 56 cm3), and both underwent multimodal management that included staged SRS and embolization. Time to initial recognition of the CEEH after initial SRS ranged between 66 and 243 months. The time between CEEH recognition and resection ranged from 2 to 9 months. Resection was required because of progressive neurological symptoms that correlated with imaging evidence of gradual hematoma expansion. All 6 patients had angiographically confirmed obliteration of their AVM. Pathology revealed a mixed chronicity hematoma with areas of fibrosed blood vessels and rare areas of neovascularization with immature blood vessels but no evidence of a persistent AVM. All 6 patients reported persistent clinical improvement after hematoma resection. CONCLUSIONS CEEH after SRS for AVM is a rare complication with an incidence rate of 0.0045 event per person-year over the authors' 30-year experience. When clinical symptoms progress and imaging reveals progressive enlargement over time, complete resection of a CEEH results in significant clinical recovery. Knowledge of this rare entity facilitates timely detection and eventual surgical intervention to achieve optimal outcomes.
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- 3Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Shimizu A, Yamaguchi K, Okada Y, Funatsu T, Ishikawa T, Hayashi M, Tamura N, Horiba A, Kawamata T. Results of surgical treatment after Gamma Knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations: patient series. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY: CASE LESSONS 2021; 1:CASE21181. [PMID: 35855079 PMCID: PMC9245776 DOI: 10.3171/case21181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a safe and effective treatment, but it has a risk of bleeding. Herein, the authors describe their experience with some patients who required surgical removal of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) located mainly in eloquent areas of the brain after GKRS, and they consider the advantages of surgical removal after GKRS. OBSERVATIONS Twelve patients who had undergone surgical removal of AVMs after GKRS at Tokyo Women’s Medical University between April 2013 and July 2019 were selected for analysis. All participants underwent GKRS as first-line therapy for AVMs located in an eloquent region or if requested by the patient. Complete obliteration was achieved in 7 patients, and the size of the nidus decreased in 3 patients during the follow-up period. The Spetzler-Martin grade decreased in 11 patients. Three patients experienced symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage before and after confirmation of complete obliteration of the nidus via GKRS, and 7 patients experienced some neurological deficits because of an encapsulated expanding hematoma. All patients underwent resection of the nidus without complications. The preoperative neurological deficits improved in 6 patients and remained unchanged in 6 patients. LESSONS This report indicates that performing GKRS before surgery may be useful for future multimodal therapy.
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- Atsushi Shimizu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Taguchi A, Ohba S, Taniyama D, Kuraoka K, Yamasaki F. A chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma that developed 15 years after gamma knife surgery for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation: A case report and review of the literature. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2020; 33:S1130-1473(20)30131-7. [PMID: 33317925 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2020.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We report a case of gamma knife surgery (GKS)-induced chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma with extensive literature review. A 17-year-old young man underwent GKS after embolization for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the right frontal lobe and the AVM completely disappeared. He developed a generalized convulsion 15 years after GKS. MRI showed a small oedematous change at the AVM site. His epileptic seizure was controlled with anticonvulsant. His epilepsy recurred after three years, and MRI revealed an intracerebral hematoma with extensive surrounding edema at the same lesion. He underwent cerebral angiography and a recurrence of AVM was prevented. The hematoma was surgically removed, and intraoperative finding confirmed an old hematoma with a capsule and capillary hyperplasia, without developing cavernous angioma. The final diagnosis was a secondary chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma after GKS. This is the first report to show the early-stage imaging findings of this late effect after GKS.
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- Akira Taguchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Aoyama-cho, Kureshi, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, 3-1, Aoyama-cho, Kureshi, Hiroshima 737-0023, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minamiku, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Finitsis S, Bernier V, Buccheit I, Klein O, Bracard S, Zhu F, Gauchotte G, Anxionnat R. Late complications of radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations: report of 5 cases of chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematomas and review of the literature. Radiat Oncol 2020; 15:177. [PMID: 32698881 PMCID: PMC7374821 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-020-01616-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematomas (CEIHs) are a rare, late complication of radiosurgery for intracranial AVM. We present 5 cases treated mostly by surgical excision and review the literature. Methods Patients (age 39, 42, 36, 31, 62) presented with headache, paresthesia, hemiparesis or were asymptomatic. CEIHs presented 10 to 13 years (median 12 years) post radiosurgery. Three patients had demonstrated early radiation induced changes post radiosurgery. Angiographic cure, assessed with DSA, was present in all cases except 1 case with a small nidus remnant. MRI demonstrated mixed lesions with a solid enhancing part, organized hematoma and extensive surrounding edema while three cases had also a cystic component. Results Excision of the CEIHs with complete or partial removal of the capsule was performed in 4 patients and resulted in marked clinical improvement. One patient was managed conservatively with administration of steroids as surgery was judged excessively hazardous with eventual stabilization of his symptoms. Conclusions CEIHs are rare, late complications of radiosurgery for cranial AVM. They may be asymptomatic or provoke symptoms and may be preceded by early radiation induced changes. Complete removal of CEIHS is an effective treatment. Because of the long latency period of CEIHs, patients who had radiosurgery for brain AVMs should be followed by MRI at least 10 years even after complete obliteration.
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- Stephanos Finitsis
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ahepa Hospital, Kyriakidi 1, 54621, Thessaoniki, Greece.
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- Centre Alexis Vautrin, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, 6 avenue de Bourgogne CS 30519, 54519, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Centre Alexis Vautrin, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, 6 avenue de Bourgogne CS 30519, 54519, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, Rue du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Service de Neuroradiologie Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Universitaire de Nancy, 29 avenue du maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny CO 60034, 54035, Nancy, France
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- Service de Neuroradiologie Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Universitaire de Nancy, 29 avenue du maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny CO 60034, 54035, Nancy, France
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- Département de Biopathologie - Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, CHRU de Nancy - CHRU/ICL - bâtiment BBB, Rue du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de Neuroradiologie Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Universitaire de Nancy, 29 avenue du maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny CO 60034, 54035, Nancy, France
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Hasegawa H, Yamamoto M, Shin M, Barfod BE. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery For Brain Vascular Malformations: Current Evidence And Future Tasks. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2019; 15:1351-1367. [PMID: 31819462 PMCID: PMC6874113 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s200813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has long been used for treating brain vascular malformations, including arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), and cavernous malformations (CMs). Herein, current evidence and controversies regarding the role of stereotactic radiosurgery for vascular malformations are described. 1) It has already been established that GKRS achieves 70–85% obliteration rates after a 3–5-year latency period for small to medium-sized AVMs. However, late radiation-induced adverse events (RAEs) including cyst formation, encapsulated hematoma, and tumorigenesis have recently been recognized, and the associated risks, clinical courses, and outcomes are under investigation. SRS-based therapeutic strategies for relatively large AVMs, including staged GKRS and a combination of GKRS and embolization, continue to be developed, though their advantages and disadvantages warrant further investigation. The role of GKRS in managing unruptured AVMs remains controversial since a prospective trial showed no benefit of treatment, necessitating further consideration of this issue. 2) Regarding DAVFs, GKRS achieves 41–90% obliteration rates at the second post-GKRS year with a hemorrhage rate below 5%. Debate continues as to whether GKRS might serve as a first-line solo therapeutic modality given its latency period. Although the post-GKRS outcomes are thought to differ among lesion locations, further outcome analyses regarding DAVF locations are required. 3) GKRS is generally accepted as an alternative for small or medium-sized CMs in which surgery is considered to be too risky. The reported hemorrhage rates ranged from 0.5–5% after GKRS. Higher dose treatments (>15 Gy) were performed during the learning curve, while, with the current standard treatment, a dose range of 12–15 Gy is generally selected, and has resulted in acceptable complication rates (< 5%). Nevertheless, further elucidation of long-term outcomes is essential.
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- Hirotaka Hasegawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Katsuta Hospital Mito Gamma House, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
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Choi MS, Joo M, Choi CY. Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma after stereotactic radiosurgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformation. J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg 2019; 21:152-157. [PMID: 31886150 PMCID: PMC6911927 DOI: 10.7461/jcen.2019.21.3.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Stereotactic radiosurgery has become excellent alternative treatment for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM). This technique has expanded to treatment of larger AVM which is not amenable to surgical management. However, its variable adverse effects should be also taken into considerations sincerely because of radiobiological characteristics such as delayed onset and progressive neurological deteriorations. Herein, we report a case in which progressively expanding hemorrhagic cyst with repeated bleedings so called chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma was developed on several years after radiosurgery treatment. Neurological and radiological findings were improved by surgical removal.
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- Mi-Sun Choi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea
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Cavernous malformations are rare sequelae of stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2019; 161:43-48. [PMID: 30328524 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-018-3701-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The development of cavernous malformations many years following conventionally fractionated brain irradiation is well recognized and commonly reported. However, cavernous malformation induction following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is largely unreported. Herein, we describe two cases of cavernous malformation formation years following SRS for brain metastases. A 20-year-old woman with breast cancer brain metastases received treatment with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), then salvage SRS 1.4 years later for progression of a previously treated metastasis. This lesion treated with SRS had hemorrhagic enlargement 3.0 years after SRS. Resection revealed a cavernous malformation. A 25-year-old woman had SRS for a brain metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma. Resection of a progressive, hemorrhagic lesion within the SRS field 2 years later revealed both recurrent carcinoma as well as cavernous malformation. As patients with brain metastases live longer following SRS, our cases highlight that the differential diagnosis of an enlarging enhancing lesion within a previous SRS field includes not only cerebral necrosis and tumor progression but also cavernous malformation induction.
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Pseudocavernoma-a new diagnosis? Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2019; 161:57-61. [PMID: 30448876 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-018-3735-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hasegawa H, Hanakita S, Shin M, Kawashima M, Takahashi W, Ishikawa O, Koizumi S, Nakatomi H, Saito N. Comparison of the Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations in Pediatric and Adult Patients. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2018; 58:231-239. [PMID: 29769453 PMCID: PMC6002683 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.st.2018-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It is debated whether the efficacy and long-term safety of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) differs between adult and pediatric patients. We aimed to clarify the long-term outcomes of GKRS in pediatric patients and how they compare to those in adult patients. We collected data for 736 consecutive patients with AVMs treated with GKRS between 1990 and 2014 and divided the patients into pediatric (age < 20 years, n = 144) and adult (age ≥ 20 years, n = 592) cohorts. The mean follow-up period in the pediatric cohort was 130 months. Compared to the adult patients, the pediatric patients were significantly more likely to have a history of hemorrhage (P < 0.001). The actuarial rates of post-GKRS nidus obliteration in the pediatric cohort were 36%, 60%, and 87% at 2, 3, and 6 years, respectively. Nidus obliteration occurred earlier in the pediatric cohort than in the adult cohort (P = 0.015). The actuarial rates of post-GKRS hemorrhage in the pediatric cohort were 0.7%, 2.5%, and 2.5% at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Post-GKRS hemorrhage was marginally less common in the pediatric cohort than in the adult cohort (P = 0.056). Cyst formation/encapsulated hematoma were detected in seven pediatric patients (4.9%) at a median post-GKRS timepoint of 111 months, which was not significantly different from the rate in the adult cohort. Compared to adult patients, pediatric patients experience earlier therapeutic effects from GKRS for AVMs, and this improves long-term outcomes.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Hospital
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Hasegawa H, Hanakita S, Shin M, Sugiyama T, Kawashima M, Takahashi W, Nomoto AK, Shojima M, Nakatomi H, Saito N. Does Advanced Age Affect the Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation? World Neurosurg 2017; 109:e715-e723. [PMID: 29066317 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is generally considered a minimally invasive treatment modality. However, definitive evidence of the efficacy of SRS in the elderly population is still not available. METHODS The outcomes of 561 elderly and nonelderly patients who underwent SRS for AVM at our institution between 1990 and 2013 were reviewed, analyzed, and compared. Elderly patients were defined as those age ≥60 years at the time of SRS. RESULTS The elderly cohort comprised 55 patients; the nonelderly cohort, 506. In the elderly cohort, the median age was 65 years, and the duration of follow-up was 91 months. The actuarial obliteration rates were 47% at 3 years, 70% at 4 years, and 76% at 5 years in the elderly cohort, and 57% at 3 years, 76% at 4 years, and 83% at 5 years in the nonelderly cohort. In the elderly cohort, the hemorrhage rates during the post-SRS latent phase were 5.2%/year in patients with hemorrhagic onset and 0%/year in those with nonhemorrhagic onset, and event-free survival (EFS) was 93% at 6 years and 89% at 12 years. The obliteration rate, mortality, and EFS rate were not significantly different between the 2 cohorts, whereas the rate of perifocal edema was significantly lower (P = 0.021) in the elderly cohort. The pre-SRS and post-SRS hemorrhage rates were slightly higher in the elderly cohort, albeit without statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS Therapeutic effects and outcomes of SRS are similar in elderly and nonelderly patients. Treatment-related neurologic deficits are rare, and longer EFS can be expected.
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- Hirotaka Hasegawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Public Health/Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Long-Term Outcomes of Single-Session Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformation, with a Median Follow-Up of 10 Years. World Neurosurg 2017; 98:314-322. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Delayed cyst formations and/or expanding hematomas developing after Gamma Knife surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations. J Clin Neurosci 2016; 33:96-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitsuya K, Watanabe J, Nakasu Y, Hayashi N, Harada H, Ito I. Expansive hematoma in delayed cerebral radiation necrosis in patients treated with T-DM1: a report of two cases. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:391. [PMID: 27377061 PMCID: PMC4932671 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2464-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Multiple new targeted agents have been developed for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) – positive breast cancer. Patients with HER2– positive breast cancer will develop brain metastases with greater incidence than patients with non-HER2 cancers, and many of them will undergo stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or other CNS radiotherapy. The interaction between radiation effects and new targeted agents is not well understood. We report two cases suggesting a novel adverse effect of T-DM1 (trastuzumab emtansine) on symptomatic enlargement of radiation necrosis (RN) after SRS. Case presentation Two patients with HER2-positive breast cancer had received SRS for single brain metastasis more than 5-years ago. They had been heavily treated for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (trastuzumab and pacritaxel, lapatinib and capecitabine). They initiated T-DM1 therapy for progressive systematic disease 5.5 years after stereotactic irradiation, when a small RN was recognized on brain MR images of each patient. The RN lesions increased in size and became symptomatic during 13 or 14 months of T-DM1 treatment. The patients underwent surgical resection of the lesion. Pathological examination revealed necrosis, hematoma, granulation tissue and telangiectasia without neoplastic cells. Conclusions A potential enhancement of RN by T-DM1 in the brain may be one of important adverse events associated with the use of T-DM1 for patients after SRS. These cases highlight the need of careful follow-up when combining new systemic targeted therapies and SRS for brain metastases.
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- Koichi Mitsuya
- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Division of Breast Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Naga-izumi, Sunto, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Chronic Encapsulated Expanding Thalamic Hematoma Associated with Obstructive Hydrocephalus following Radiosurgery for a Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Rep Neurol Med 2016; 2016:5130820. [PMID: 26904328 PMCID: PMC4745873 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5130820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma is a unique type of intracerebral hematoma accompanied by a capsule that is abundant in fragile microvasculature occasionally causing delayed regrowth. A 37-year-old man who had undergone radiosurgery for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) causing intracerebral hematoma in the left parietal lobe presented with headache, vomiting, and progressive truncal ataxia due to a cystic lesion that had been noted in the left thalamus, leading to progressive obstructive hydrocephalus. He underwent left frontal craniotomy via a transsylvian fissure approach, and the serous hematoma was aspirated. The hematoma capsule was easy to drain and was partially removed. Pathological findings demonstrated angiomatous fibroblastic granulation tissue with extensive macrophage invasion. The concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was high in the hematoma (12012 pg/mL). The etiology and pathogenesis of encapsulated hematoma are unclear, but the gross appearance and pathological findings are similar to those of chronic subdural hematoma. Based on the high concentration of VEGF in the hematoma, expansion of the encapsulated hematoma might have been caused by the promotion of vascular permeability of newly formed microvasculature in the capsule.
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Hanakita S, Koga T, Shin M, Igaki H, Saito N. The long-term outcomes of radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations in pediatric and adolescent populations. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015; 16:222-31. [PMID: 25955806 DOI: 10.3171/2015.1.peds14407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Although stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been accepted as a therapeutic option for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in children and adolescents, substantial data are still lacking regarding the outcomes of SRS for AVMs in this age group, especially long-term complications. This study aimed to clarify the long-term outcomes of SRS for the treatment of AVM in pediatric patients aged ≤ 18 years. METHODS Outcomes of 116 patients who were aged 4-18 years when they underwent SRS between 1990 and 2009 at the study institute were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS The median follow-up period after SRS was 100 months, with 6 patients followed up for more than 20 years. Actuarial obliteration rates at 3 and 5 years after SRS were 68% and 88%, respectively. Five hemorrhages occurred in 851 patient-years of follow-up. The annual bleeding rate after SRS before obliteration was calculated as 1.3%, which decreased to 0.2% after obliteration. Shorter maximum nidus diameter (p = 0.02) and higher margin dose (p = 0.03) were associated with a higher obliteration rate. Ten patients experienced adverse events after SRS. Of them, 4 patients presented with delayed complications years after SRS (range 9-20 years after SRS). CONCLUSIONS SRS can reduce the risk of hemorrhage in pediatric and adolescent AVMs, with an acceptable risk of complications in the long term. However, adverse events such as expanding hematoma and radiation necrosis that can occur after substantial follow-up should be taken into account at the time that treatment decisions are made and informed consent is obtained.
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- Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Park JC, Ahn JS, Kwon DH, Kwun BD. Growing Organized Hematomas Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation : Five Cases of Surgical Excision. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2015; 58:83-8. [PMID: 26279820 PMCID: PMC4534746 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2015.58.1.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Organized hematoma is a rare complication that can develop following gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Here, we describe 5 patients with growing organized hematomas that developed from completely obliterated AVMs several years after GKS. The patients were 15, 16, 30, 36, and 38 years old at the time of GKS, respectively, and 3 patients were female. Four AVMs were located in the lobe of the brain, and the remaining AVM were in the thalamus. Between 2-12 years after GKS, patients developed progressive symptoms such intractable headache or hemiparesis and enhancing mass lesions were identified. Follow-up visits revealed the slow expansion of the hematomas and surrounding edema. Steroids were ineffective, and thus surgery was performed. Histology revealed organized hematomas with a capsule, but there was no evidence of residual AVMs or vascular malformation. After surgery, the neurological symptoms of all patients improved and the surrounding edema resolved. However, the hematoma continued to expand and intraventricular hemorrhage developed in 1 patient whose hematoma was only partially removed. GKS for cerebral AVM can be complicated by growing, organized hematomas that develop after complete obliteration. Growing hematomas should be surgically evacuated if they are symptomatic. Radical resection of the hematoma capsule is also strongly recommended.
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- Jung Cheol Park
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Pathological characteristics of cyst formation following gamma knife surgery for arteriovenous malformation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:293-8. [PMID: 25503297 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2298-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathological characteristics of cyst development after gamma knife surgery (GKS) for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) were analysed. METHOD Sixteen male and 12 female patients aged 17-67 years (mean 31.3 years) were retrospectively identified among 868 patients who underwent GKS for AVM at our hospital. The pathological characteristics of the reddish nodular lesion and chronic encapsulated expanding haematoma associated with cyst following GKS for AVM were examined. RESULTS Cyst was associated with chronic encapsulated expanding haematoma in 13, and with nodular lesion in 12 patients. The nidus volume at GKS was 0.1-36 ml (median 6.0 ml), and the prescription dose at the nidus margin was 18-25 Gy (median 20 Gy). Cyst formation was detected from 1.1 to 16 years (mean 7.3 years) after GKS. Seven of the 12 patients with nodular lesion underwent surgery. Ten of the 13 patients with expanding haematoma underwent surgical removal of expanding haematoma. Histological examination was possible in 17 cases. Dilated capillary vessels with wall damage such as hyalinisation and fibrinoid necrosis, marked protein exudation and haemorrhage were the most common findings. Brain parenchyma was observed among the dilated vessels in some cases. Structureless necrotic tissue was not evident. CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests that enhanced nodular lesion on magnetic resonance imaging and chronic encapsulated expanding haematoma associated with cyst may have common aetiopathology caused by late radiation effects, mainly consisting of dilated capillary vessels with wall damage. Massive protein exudation from such damaged capillary vessels is important in cyst development.
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Watanabe T, Nagamine H, Ishiuchi S. Progression of cerebellar chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma during late pregnancy after gamma knife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation. Surg Neurol Int 2015; 5:S575-9. [PMID: 25593781 PMCID: PMC4287896 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.148054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: The etiology and appropriate management strategy of chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma during pregnancy after gamma knife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) remain unclear. Case Description: A 34-year-old female developed chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma during late pregnancy, after angiographic disappearance of cerebellar AVM following two courses of gamma knife radiosurgery. The present case implicates pregnancy as a potential promoter of growth and enlargement of chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma, which may become life-threatening and require surgical intervention. Conclusion: Immediate surgical management after delivery may be associated with a favorable outcome, so close follow-up management and patient education are very important in women planning pregnancy.
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- Takashi Watanabe
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Intracranial organizing hematoma with papillary endothelial hyperplasia features after resection and involved field radiotherapy for cerebellar juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma. Clin Imaging 2014; 38:322-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Revised: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen S, Zeng L, Hu Z. Progressing haemorrhagic stroke: categories, causes, mechanisms and managements. J Neurol 2014; 261:2061-78. [PMID: 24595959 PMCID: PMC4221651 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7291-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Haemorrhagic stroke is a severe stroke subtype with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Although this condition has been recognised for a long time, the progressing haemorrhagic stroke has not received adequate attention, and it accounts for an even worse clinical outcome than the nonprogressing types of haemorrhagic stroke. In this review article, we categorised the progressing haemorrhagic stroke into acute progressing haemorrhagic stroke, subacute haemorrhagic stroke, and chronic progressing haemorrhagic stroke. Haematoma expansion, intraventricular haemorrhage, perihaematomal oedema, and inflammation, can all cause an acute progression of haemorrhagic stroke. Specific 'second peak' of perihaematomal oedema after intracerebral haemorrhage and 'tension haematoma' are the primary causes of subacute progression. For the chronic progressing haemorrhagic stroke, the occult vascular malformations, trauma, or radiologic brain surgeries can all cause a slowly expanding encapsulated haematoma. The mechanisms to each type of progressing haemorrhagic stroke is different, and the management of these three subtypes differs according to their causes and mechanisms. Conservative treatments are primarily considered in the acute progressing haemorrhagic stroke, whereas surgery is considered in the remaining two types.
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- Shiyu Chen
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Sugawara T, Aoyagi M, Tanaka Y, Tamaki M, Kobayashi D, Ohno K. Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Neurosurg Rev 2013; 36:395-402. [PMID: 23345017 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-013-0449-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The diagnosis and treatment of pituitary macroadenomas with entire hematoma fluid accumulation are problematic. Such lesions are often difficult to completely resect, and recurrence is not uncommon. We present five cases of pituitary macroadenomas entirely composed of hematoma fluid and investigated their histopathology to clarify the mechanism of the hematoma fluid accumulation. Five patients with pituitary adenoma and significant intra-tumor hematoma underwent transsphenoidal resection and were retrospectively reviewed for their clinical status, findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intraoperative findings, and histopathology. The specific surgical techniques used to address these cases were also reviewed. All patients were diagnosed with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas by histopathological examination. MRI showed all tumors extended to the cavernous sinus. Histopathology showed tumor tissues were located between the thick granulation tissue and the pseudocapsule of the tumor. The thick granulation tissues were composed of collagenous layers, neovascular vessels, and necrotic red blood cells, indicating repeat hemorrhage from the granulation tissues. The boundary between adenoma and normal pituitary gland was identified during surgical removal in four patients and was not identified in the other patient who showed a recurrence 2 years later. Clinical and histopathological findings indicate hematoma fluid accumulation in the present cases is caused by repeat hemorrhage from the reactive granulation tissues and can be regarded as a chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma. In these cases, the boundary between adenoma and normal pituitary gland should be identified before puncturing the hematoma fluid to minimize the risk of tumor recurrence.
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- Takashi Sugawara
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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Le Feuvre DEJ, Parkes JD, Mukheiber P, James R, Taylor AG. A late haemorrhagic complication in an arteriovenous malformation cured with radiosurgery. Case report. Interv Neuroradiol 2012; 18:149-52. [PMID: 22681728 DOI: 10.1177/159101991201800204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Radiosurgery is a recognized safe form of treating and usually curing arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Complications related to radiosurgery, especially late sequelae, are rare. Such sequelae may be secondary to incomplete treatment of the original lesion such as haemorrhage, or secondary to the radiation damage to the tissue, or both. Sometimes treatment may induce new lesions. We report a patient who had an AVM cured with radiosurgery, but developed hemisensory loss acutely and had changes on MRI in keeping with a haematoma. We discuss the possible differential diagnosis that should be considered.
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- D E J Le Feuvre
- Division of Neurosurgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma after gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2011; 113:668-71. [PMID: 21507569 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Revised: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Clinicopathological study on chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma associated with incompletely obliterated AVM after stereotactic radiosurgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011; 153:883-93. [PMID: 20931239 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0829-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma is a rare, but highly morbid, severe complication after stereotactic radiosurgery for intracerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical features and possible mechanisms of formation and expansion of this type of hematoma based on histopathological findings. METHODS The patients were comprised of three males and one female. Three of these patients had AVMs in the basal ganglia, while the remaining one in the frontal lobe. RESULTS Cerebral angiograms performed 6 months to 11 years after radiosurgery demonstrated major, but incomplete, obliteration of the nidi. Each patient developed localized enhancing mass lesions at 2, 3, 5, and 11 years after radiosurgery. The lesions expanded slowly, but progressively over time in association with marked perifocal edema. The perifocal edema disappeared immediately after removal of the hematoma; their neurological symptoms improved partially or completely. Histopathologically, the hematomas were well-encapsulated and the capsule walls uniformly consisted of an outer fibrocollagenous layer and an inner granulation layer. Immunohistochemistry revealed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in the endothelium of newly formed blood vessels and myofibroblasts in the hematoma capsule inner layer. Myofibroblasts also expressed VEGFR-1. CONCLUSIONS The activation of VEGF pathway may lead to neovascularization in the granulation layer of the hematoma capsule that serves as a continual source of bleeding and perifocal edema. Thus, radical resection of the capsule and residual nidus is strongly recommended for the management of both bleeding and edema.
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Shuto T, Matsunaga S, Suenaga J. Surgical treatment for late complications following gamma knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2011; 89:96-102. [PMID: 21293169 DOI: 10.1159/000323543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND To establish the surgical indications and strategy for late complications following gamma knife surgery (GKS) for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). METHODS Ten male and 7 female patients aged 17-52 years (mean 28.0 years) were retrospectively identified among 686 patients who underwent GKS for AVM at our hospital. Ten patients showed cyst formation (group A), 2 patients had expanding hematoma (group B), and 5 patients had both cyst and expanding hematoma (group C). RESULTS The mean nidus volume was 10.1 ml (range 0.1-36 ml), and the mean prescription dose at the nidus margin was 19.9 Gy (range 18-28 Gy). Complete obliteration of the nidus was obtained in 12 patients, partial obliteration in 4, and no change in 1. Cyst formation (group A) was asymptomatic in 5 patients, and symptomatic in 5 patients, manifesting as headache, hemianopia, aphasia, and motor weakness. Expanding hematoma (groups B and C) was associated with surrounding brain edema and was symptomatic in all 7 patients. Cyst opening in 1 patient and placement of an Ommaya reservoir in 2 patients were necessary in group A. Both patients in group B underwent craniotomy. Four of the 5 patients in group C required craniotomy. Another patient in group C was lost to follow-up and the final outcome was unknown. CONCLUSIONS Cyst formation is one of the late complications of GKS for AVM. Some cysts show spontaneous regression but others gradually increase in size and become symptomatic, although relatively large asymptomatic cysts are also known. Predicting the future course of a cyst is difficult. Surgery such as placement of an Ommaya reservoir should be considered for symptomatic cases. Expanding hematoma always increases in size and becomes symptomatic, so removal by craniotomy is necessary. Surrounding brain edema decreases rapidly after surgery and neurological symptoms quickly resolve.
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- Takashi Shuto
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
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Miyahara K, Fujitsu K, Yagishita S, Ichikawa T, Takemoto Y, Okada T, Niino H, Shiina T. Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma associated with cavernous angioma--case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2011; 51:52-5. [PMID: 21273746 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.51.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An 80-year-old male presented with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEIH) with surrounding edema under the right frontal lobe manifesting as slow exacerbation of disturbance of orientation and gait. He had a history of cerebral infarction with an asymptomatic cavernous angioma in the right frontal lobe. The CEIH was diagnosed as bleeding from the cavernous angioma, and surgical removal was performed. The hematoma was chronic and covered by a thick capsule. In addition, mass tissue covered with the organized hematoma was found near the capsule, which was excised and found to be a cavernous angioma. CEIH is a special type of intracerebral hemorrhage, and bleeding from a cavernous angioma is occasionally seen. CEIH should be considered in the case of a hemorrhagic intracranial lesion with a chronic, progressive course with capsule formation and edema around the lesion. The source of bleeding is unknown in about half of the reported cases, and occult vascular malformation may be involved, necessitating care in diagnosis.
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- Kosuke Miyahara
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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SHUTO T, MATSUNAGA S, SUENAGA J, YOSHIZUMI T, INOMORI S, FUJINO H. Three Case Reports of Direct Surgery for Angiomatous Lesion Developing after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.2335/scs.39.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Koga T, Shin M, Maruyama K, Terahara A, Saito N. Long-term Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations in the Thalamus. Neurosurgery 2010; 67:398-403. [PMID: 20644425 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000371989.90956.6f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the thalamus carry a high risk of hemorrhage. Although stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is widely accepted because of the high surgical morbidity and mortality of these lesions, precise long-term outcomes are largely unknown.
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To review our experience with SRS for thalamic AVMs based on the latest follow-up data.
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Forty-eight patients with thalamic AVMs were treated by SRS using the Leksell Gamma Knife and were followed. Long-term outcomes including the obliteration rate, hemorrhage after treatment, and adverse effects were retrospectively analyzed.
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The annual hemorrhage rate before SRS was 14%. The mean follow-up period after SRS was 66 months (range 6–198 months). The actuarial obliteration rate confirmed by angiography was 82% at 5 years after treatment, and the annual hemorrhage rate after SRS was 0.36%. Factors associated with higher obliteration rates were previous hemorrhage (P = .004) and treatment using new planning software (P = .001). Persistent worsening of neurological symptoms was observed in 17% and more frequently seen in patients who were treated using older planning software (P = .04) and a higher margin dose (P = .02). The morbidity rate for patients who received treatment planned using new software with a margin dose not more than 20 Gy was 12%.
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SRS for thalamic AVMs achieved a high obliteration rate and effectively decreased the risk of hemorrhage, with less morbidity compared with other modalities. Longer follow-up to evaluate the risk of delayed complications and the effort to minimize the morbidity is necessary.
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- Tomoyuki Koga
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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KOGA T, SHIN M, SAITO N. Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Neurosurgery: Past and Future Perspectives. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2010; 50:737-48. [DOI: 10.2176/nmc.50.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Tomoyuki KOGA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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Takeuchi S, Takasato Y, Masaoka H, Hayakawa T, Otani N, Yoshino Y, Yatsushige H, Sugawara T. Development of chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma after radiosurgery for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2009; 151:1513-5. [PMID: 19597762 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0443-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND We report a rare case of chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEIH) after radiosurgery for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM). METHODS Seven years after radiosurgery, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a high-intensity mass in the right basal ganglia with a peripheral low signal ring and fluid level on both T1- and T2-weighted images, which was compatible with CEIH. RESULTS Stereotactic evacuation and placement of an Ommaya reservoir were performed. CONCLUSION The concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor was high in the hematoma, suggesting that CEIH may be similar to chronic subdural hematoma.
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- Satoru Takeuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan.
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Pan DHC, Kuo YH, Guo WY, Chung WY, Wu HM, Liu KD, Chang YC, Wang LW, Wong TT. Gamma Knife surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations in children: a 13-year experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2008; 1:296-304. [PMID: 18377305 DOI: 10.3171/ped/2008/1/4/296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Studies on the efficacy of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) radiosurgery have largely been conducted in the adult population. Clinically, the results may not always be applicable to pediatric patients. Moreover, studies involving the pediatric population have largely comprised small- (< 3 cm3) and medium-sized (3-10 cm3) AVMs. For large (> 10 cm3) AVMs in children, sparse radiosurgical results are available. The current study was conducted to further clarify the role of radiosurgery in the treatment of pediatric AVMs. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of data obtained in 105 pediatric patients (< 18 years of age) with cerebral AVMs treated by Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) between 1993 and 2006. For statistical comparison the authors studied data acquired in 458 adult patients with AVMs treated during the same period. The patients underwent follow-up magnetic resonance imaging at 6-month intervals. Cerebral angiography was used to confirm the obliteration of the AVM. RESULTS In pediatric patients, the AVM obliteration rate at 48 months after a primary GKS was 65%. Repeated GKS in those in whom primary treatments failed further ablated some AVMs, for an overall obliteration rate of 81%. The efficacy of GKS correlated with the size of the AVM: 91% for small, 86% for medium, and 64% for large AVMs. The treatments were associated with an 8% morbidity rate and < 1% mortality rate. Posttreatment hemorrhage occurred in 4 (4%) of 105 patients. Obliteration rates at 48 months of small and extremely large (> 20 cm3) AVMs were similar in the pediatric and adult groups, whereas AVMs between 3 and 10 cm3 responded less efficaciously in children (p = 0.042). The AVMs with volumes ranging from 10 to 20 cm3 were also associated with a lower obliteration rate in children at 48 months, but statistical significance was not reached (p = 0.279). CONCLUSIONS Gamma Knife surgery is an effective and safe treatment alternative for pediatric AVMs. The medium (3-10-cm3) and large (10-20-cm3) AVMs tend to respond less efficaciously than those of comparable size in adults.
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- David Hung-Chi Pan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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MOTEGI H, KURODA S, ISHII N, AOYAMA H, TERAE S, SHIRATO H, IWASAKI Y. De Novo Formation of Cavernoma After Radiosurgery for Adult Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation -Case Report-. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2008; 48:397-400. [PMID: 18812682 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.48.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hiroaki MOTEGI
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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Lin CY, Chen Y, Tseng SH. Chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma. J Clin Neurosci 2007; 14:58-61. [PMID: 17092725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We report a rare chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma (CEICH). A 52-year-old man had two seizures. Unenhanced computed tomography scanning of the head revealed a hypodense tumour with clusters of calcification in the left temporal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a left temporal tumour with a hypointense centre and hyperintense periphery on T(1)-weighted imaging and heterogeneous hypointensity on T(2)-weighted imaging. The tumour was heterogeneously enhanced after gadolinium injection. Craniotomy was carried out and a CEICH in the left temporal lobe was completely excised. No vascular anomaly was found. The tumour was histologically confirmed to be a CEICH. The patient recovered well after the operation. In this report, we describe this rare case and discuss the characteristics of CEICH.
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- Chih-Yun Lin
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Maruyama K, Shin M, Tago M, Kurita H, Kawahara N, Morita A, Saito N. Management and outcome of hemorrhage after Gamma Knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain. J Neurosurg 2006; 105 Suppl:52-7. [DOI: 10.3171/sup.2006.105.7.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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ObjectAppropriate management of hemorrhage after Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain is poorly understood, although a certain proportion of patients suffer from hemorrhage.MethodsAmong 500 patients observed for 1 to 183 months (median 70 months) after GKS, 32 patients (6.4%) suffered a hemorrhage. Hemorrhage developed even after angiographically documented obliteration of the AVM in five (2%) of 250 patients followed for 1 to 133 months (median 75 months) post-GKS. These patients had been treated according to their pathological condition. Treatment of these patients and their outcomes were retrospectively reviewed. As a management strategy in patients with preobliteration hemorrhage, the intracerebral hematoma and the AVM nidus were removed in four patients, and chronic encapsulated hematoma was removed in three. Among 11 patients who were conservatively treated, AVMs were ultimately obliterated in five, including three patients who underwent repeated GKS. Intracerebral hematoma from angiographically documented obliterated AVMs was radically resected in two patients, including one who also underwent aspiration of an accompanying symptomatic cyst. Intraoperative bleeding was easily controlled in these patients. Outcomes after hemorrhage, measured with the modified Rankin Scale, were significantly better in patients with postobliteration hemorrhage than in those with preobliteration hemorrhage (p < 0.05).Conclusions Various types of hemorrhagic complications after GKS for AVMs can be properly managed based on an understanding of each pathological condition. Although a small risk of bleeding remains after angiographically demonstrated obliteration, surgery for such AVMs is safe, and the patient outcomes are more favorable. Radical resection to prevent further hemorrhage is recommended for ruptured AVMs after obliteration because such AVMs can cause repeated hemorrhages.
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Shimizu T, Sugawara KI, Tosaka M, Imai H, Hoya K, Takeuchi T, Sasaki T, Saito N. Nestin expression in vascular malformations: a novel marker for proliferative endothelium. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2006; 46:111-7. [PMID: 16565580 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.46.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cavernous angiomas (CAs) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) sometimes show growth or de novo appearance. Proliferative capacity of the endothelium is evident in such malformations. Intermediate filament nestin is a newly identified marker for proliferative endothelium, which was originally detected in the neuroepithelial stem cells of the embryonal central nervous system. Immunohistochemical analysis of nestin was evaluated as a marker for proliferative capacity of endothelial cells by comparison with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Sixteen of 27 CAs and 13 of 20 AVMs were positive for nestin. Likewise, 12 of 27 CAs and 10 of 20 AVMs were positive for PCNA. Nestin staining was stronger in the typical malformative vessels of CAs than in AVMs, in both the endothelial cells and the interstitial cells. Newly formed endothelial cells expressed nestin strongly in the reactive tissues including organizing or encapsulated hematomas. These results suggest that neovascularization occurs in the process of repeated bleeding and remodeling of hematomas.
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- Tatsuya Shimizu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma
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Cakir E, Kuzeyli K, Usul H, Sayin OC, Kararslan G, Peksoylu B. Ruptured chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma in infancy: review of the literature with a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 2006; 22:436-9. [PMID: 15933884 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1157-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Revised: 12/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We report a case of a 2-month-old boy with chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (EICH) and discuss clinical, radiological and pathological features of the case. CONCLUSIONS Chronic EICH in infants is extremely rare in the literature. Only two cases have been previously reported. One of the cases reported in the literature was supratentorial and the other was infratentorial.
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- Ertugrul Cakir
- Department of Neurosurgery, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
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Shin M, Kawamoto S, Kurita H, Tago M, Sasaki T, Morita A, Ueki K, Kirino T. Retrospective analysis of a 10-year experience of stereotactic radio surgery for arteriovenous malformations in children and adolescents. J Neurosurg 2002; 97:779-84. [PMID: 12405363 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.4.0779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT To obtain information essential to the decision to perform radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in children and adolescents, the authors retrospectively analyzed their experience with gamma knife surgery for AVMs in 100 patients ranging in age from 4 to 19 years. METHODS Follow-up periods ranged from 6 to 124 months (median 71 months), and the actuarial obliteration rates demonstrated by angiography were 84.1, 89.4, and 94.7% at 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively. Factors associated with better obliteration rates in univariate analysis included the following: a patient age of 12 years or younger; a mean nidus diameter of 2 cm or less; a nidus volume of 3.8 cm3 or less; a maximum diameter of the nidus less than 3 cm; and a Spetzler-Martin grade of III or less. Radiation-induced neuropathy was seen in four patients, and the risk factors were considered to be a nidus in the brainstem and a maximum radiation dose greater than 40 Gy. Hemorrhage developed during the latency interval in four patients, and one patient with a cerebellar AVM died of the hemorrhage. The annual bleeding rate was 1.5%. Feeding arteries located in the posterior cranial fossa and an AVM nidus located in the cerebellum were significantly associated with the risk of hemorrhage. After angiographically verified obliteration of the nidus, 51 patients continued to be observed from 1 to 110 months (median 67 months); hemorrhage developed in one patient 38 months after nidus obliteration. CONCLUSIONS Radiosurgery is an acceptable treatment for small AVMs in children and adolescents in whom a higher obliteration rate can be achieved with lower risks of interval hemorrhage compared with the reported results in the general population. Careful follow-up observation seems to be required, however, even after angiographically verified obliteration.
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- Masahiro Shin
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan.
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Sasaki T, Kurita H, Saito I, Kawamoto S, Nemoto S, Terahara A, Kirino T, Takakura K. Arteriovenous malformations in the basal ganglia and thalamus: management and results in 101 cases. J Neurosurg 1998; 88:285-92. [PMID: 9452237 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECT Because arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the basal ganglia and thalamus are difficult to treat, the authors conducted a retrospective study to determine the best management strategy for these lesions. METHODS The authors reviewed the management and outcome in 101 patients with AVMs treated between 1971 and 1995. In 15 conservatively treated patients, hemorrhage occurred in 71.4% (annual rate 11.4%), and the morbidity and mortality rates were 7.1% and 42.9%, respectively, during a mean follow-up period of 6.6 years. Total microsurgical resection was performed in 15 patients with no mortality resulting, but motor function deteriorated permanently in three of them (20%). Postoperative morbidity correlated well with the location of the AVM and with preoperative motor function. In cases of lenticular AVMs without motor weakness, a postoperative decrease in motor function was significantly more common than in the remaining patients. In patients with motor weakness before surgery, AVMs in the thalamus or caudate nucleus were successfully resected. Among 66 patients treated with gamma knife radiosurgery, three had permanent radiation-induced neurological deficits, and three others experienced bleeding (new bleeding in one case and rebleeding in two). The treatment-associated morbidity rate was 6.7%, and the actuarial rate of complete obliteration was 85.7% at 2.5 years. In five patients treated with embolization alone, the morbidity and mortality rates associated with the procedure or bleeding were 40% and 20%, respectively. The morbidity and mortality rates in the pre-gamma knife era were 22.2% and 22.2%, whereas those for the post-gamma knife era are currently 10.4% and 1.5%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that conservatively treated AVMs are more likely to bleed and thus produce a high incidence of patient mortality. Multimodal treatment including radiosurgery, microsurgery, and embolization improved clinical outcomes by making it possible to treat difficult cases successfully.
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- T Sasaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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d'Avella D, Germanò A, Romano A, Cardia E, Tomasello F. Chronic Encapsulated Intracerebral Hematoma: Contribution of Thallium-201 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Preoperative Diagnosis: Case Report. Neurosurgery 1997. [DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199709000-00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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d'Avella D, Germanò A, Romano A, Cardia E, Tomasello F. Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma: contribution of thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography in preoperative diagnosis: case report. Neurosurgery 1997; 41:677-9; discussion 679-80. [PMID: 9310988 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199709000-00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma is a fairly rare clinical entity. This unique lesion is peculiar for its clinical onset, formation of a capsule, and progressive enlargement. The mechanism for capsule formation and self-perpetuating expansion still remains uncertain, as well as the causal relationship with vascular malformations. Because of their pseudotumoral course and misleading neuroradiological features, these lesions can be misdiagnosed preoperatively as cerebral neoplasms. CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS A 62-year-old man was referred with a 2-month history of generalized tonicoclonic seizures. There was no history of head injury or arterial hypertension. The results of a neurological examination were normal. Computed tomographic scans revealed a slightly hyperdense roundish area in the right parietotemporal region with ring-like enhancement after contrast medium injection, moderate mass effect, and perifocal low attenuation. With the provisional diagnosis of astrocytoma, the patient was admitted for a craniotomy. Before surgery, a thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomographic study was performed, which showed no abnormal uptake of the tracer, raising significant doubt regarding the presumptive diagnosis of a tumor. INTERVENTION Intraoperative findings revealed a hematoma, with a well-demarcated, thick, fibrous-elastic capsule. There was evidence of repeated intracapsular hemorrhages. The lesion was totally removed, and the patient recovered fully. No other pathological findings, including vascular malformations, were noted. CONCLUSION Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematomas probably occur more frequently than the limited number of reported cases would indicate. This case represents a realistic clinical problem-solving setting in with thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography was used because of its capacity for functional tumor detection and differential diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- D d'Avella
- Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina School of Medicine, Italy
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