ReviewSurgical neurology international2020
Laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology applications.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Brain metastases: A Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) consensus review on current management and future directions.Neuro-oncology · 2022Guideline
- Evaluating safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after laser interstitial thermal therapy: a pilot study with a matched control group.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- The LITTability study - evaluation of the applicability of LITT in a real-world cohort of glioma patients.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Recent advances in laser interstitial thermal therapy in the treatment of brain metastases and radiation necrosis.Lasers in medical science · 2025Review
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy followed by consolidation stereotactic radiosurgery (LITT-cSRS) in patients with newly diagnosed brain metastasis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2024Article
- Adaptation of laser interstitial thermal therapy for tumor ablation under MRI monitoring in a rat orthotopic model of glioblastoma.Acta neurochirurgica · 2021Article
- Review
- Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (LITT) in Recurrent Glioblastoma: What Window of Opportunity for This Treatment?Technology in cancer research & treatmentReview
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLaser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical treatment for multiple intracranial pathologies that are of growing interest to neurosurgeons and their patients and is emerging as an effective alternative to standard of care open surgery in the neurosurgical armamentarium. This option was initially considered for those patients with medical comorbidities and lesion-specific characteristics that confer excessively high risk for resection through a standard craniotomy approach but indications are changing.
methodsThe PubMed database was searched for studies in the English literature on LITT for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, meningiomas, as well as for radiation necrosis (RN) in previously irradiated brain tumors.
resultsThis review provides an update of the relevant literature regarding application of LITT in neurosurgical oncology for the treatment of
conclusionThe studies discussed in this review have helped define the role of LITT in neurosurgical oncology and delineate optimal patient selection and tumor characteristics most suitable to this intervention.
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