ArticleBrain sciences2022
Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Management of Low-Grade Gliomas and Radiation Necrosis: A Single-Institution Case Series.
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- Diagnostic imaging and emerging image-guided neurointervention in brain tumors: a narrative review.Frontiers in radiology · 2026Review
- Imaging Changes and Clinical Outcome after MR-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy.Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Adapting Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for the Treatment of Naturally Occurring Intracranial Tumors in Dogs.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025Article
- Recent advances in laser interstitial thermal therapy in the treatment of brain metastases and radiation necrosis.Lasers in medical science · 2025Review
- Oligodendroglioma of the Hippocampus: A Case Report and Systematic Review on Therapeutic Approaches of Oligodendroglioma After WHO 2021 Classification.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundLaser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as a minimally invasive treatment modality for ablation of low-grade glioma (LGG) and radiation necrosis (RN).
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy, safety, and survival outcomes of patients with radiographically presumed recurrent or newly diagnosed LGG and RN treated with LITT.
methodsThe neuro-oncological database of a quaternary center was reviewed for all patients who underwent LITT for management of LGG between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020. Clinical data including demographics, lesion characteristics, and clinical and radiographic outcomes were collected. Kaplan-Meier analyses comprised overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).
resultsNine patients (7 men, 2 women; mean [SD] age 50 [16] years) were included. Patients underwent LITT at a mean (SD) of 11.6 (8.5) years after diagnosis. Two (22%) patients had new lesions on radiographic imaging without prior treatment. In the other 7 patients, all (78%) had surgical resection, 6 (67%) had intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy, respectively, and 4 (44%) had stereotactic radiosurgery. Two (22%) patients had lesions that were wild-type
conclusionsLITT is a safe and effective treatment option for management of LGG and RN, however, there may be increased risk of permanent complications with treatment of deep-seated subcortical lesions.
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