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ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology2021

Long-term disease control and treatment outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery in cavernous sinus meningiomas.

Rafael Martinez-Perez, William Florez-Perdomo, Lindsey Freeman, Timothy H Ung, A Samy Youssef

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Review in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rafael Martinez-PerezDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1635 Aurora Ct, 4th floor, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. rafa11safin@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-2346
William Florez-PerdomoDepartment of Medicine, Concejo Latinoamericano de Neurointensivismo-CLaNi, Cartagena, Colombia.
Lindsey FreemanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1635 Aurora Ct, 4th floor, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Timothy H UngDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1635 Aurora Ct, 4th floor, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
A Samy YoussefDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1635 Aurora Ct, 4th floor, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. samy.youssef@cuanschutz.edu.
Neurological Surgery · USInstituto Neurológico de Colombia · COUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMost of the current knowledge on the clinical effects of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on the treatment of cavernous sinus meningiomas (CSM) is based on series with limited follow-up. However, determining the role of radiation in a tumor with slow disease progression such as CSM necessitates long term follow up.

objectiveTo review and pool metadata in the literature to determine the long-term outcomes of SRS with respect to clinical and radiographic tumor control of CSM.

methodsA systematic search was conducted following MOOSE guidelines. Results were screened against predefined criteria, which excluded studies with a median follow-up less than 5 years. The incidences of each outcome were calculated using random-effects metanalysis of proportions.

resultsSeven studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising 645 patients. The median follow-up was 74 months (range 62-87). Progression-free-survival at 5, 10, and 15 years was 93.4% (95% CI 89.1-96.7%), 84.9% (95% CI 77-91.4%), and 81.3% (95% CI 74-87.7%), respectively. Clinical response to SRS at last follow-up defined as improvement of cranial nerve deficits was found in in 36.4% (95% CI 26.3-47.1%) of patients, while worsening or onset of new cranial nerve deficits was found in 11.5% (95% CI 7.9-15.7%). Radiological regression was found in 57.8% (95% CI 43-71.8%), while tumor progression was found in 8.5% (95% CI 5.2-12.6%).

conclusionSRS achieves excellent disease control and radiographic response in CSM. Although the risk of long-term cranial neuropathies is minimal, it is relatively higher to what has been previously reported in early series with limited follow-up.

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Cavernous SinusMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaRadiosurgerySkull Base NeoplasmsHumansRetrospective StudiesSupratentorial NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeCavernousComplicationsGKSLinacOrbitalParasellarSurvival

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