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ReviewStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2012

Gamma knife radiosurgery of recurrent atypical neurocytoma. Case report and review of the literature.

R Wolff, V Seifert, A Mack, J Steinbach, C Rödel, R Heyd

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Review in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary central neurocytoma of the mesencephalic tectum in a pediatric patient.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2014
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  2. [CT surveillance for primary site recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck].Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

R WolffZentrum für Radiochirurgie und Präzisionsbestrahlung, Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. robert.wolff@radio-chirurgie.de
V Seifert
A Mack
J Steinbach
C Rödel
R Heyd
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThe goal of this work was to demonstrate the efficacy of stereotactic gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for the treatment of neurocytoma by means of a case report and a comprehensive literature review. CASE REPORT: A locally recurrent atypical neurocytoma in the area of the left third ventricle thalamic wall occurring 7 years after primary microsurgical resection in a 59-year old woman was treated by GKRS. A marginal dose of 17 Gy was delivered to the surrounding 50% isodose. At the last follow-up, 82 months after radiosurgery, the tumor was locally controlled. For the literature review, computerized bibliographic searches of Pubmed were supplemented with hand searches of reference lists and abstracts of ASCO/ASTRO/ESTRO meetings. DISCUSSION: The present case confirms the results of the literature analysis. From 1997-2011, a total of 14 series were published providing results of GKRS in 86 patients (89 lesions). The marginal doses, which have been applied, ranged from 9.6-20.0 Gy. With median follow-up intervals between 6 and 185 months, local control was 97.2% and local tumor progression of neurocytoma after GKRS was restricted to only 4 cases. In accordance with our own experience, GKRS was not associated with a relevant early or late toxicity.

conclusionGKRS can be assumed to be a safe and effective treatment modality of recurrent or residual neurocytoma.

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RadiosurgeryBrain NeoplasmsCerebral Ventricle NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalEndoscopyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeurocytomaReoperation

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PMID22618360
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