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Fractionated gamma knife radiosurgery for optic nerve tumors: a technical report
Gokhan Kurt1, Mehmet Tonge, Alp Ozgun Börcek
1Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Aim:
The main purpose of this report is to demonstrate the effects of fractionated radiosurgery regimens in the management of optic gliomas MATERIALS and
Methods:
Two patients suffering from progressive loss of vision due to optic nerve gliomas were treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery in three fractions within three consecutive days instead of a single dose regimen. Patients were followed for 42 and 39 months respectively.
Results:
The treatment modality was well tolerated by the patients with radiological and neurological tumor control after 42 and 39 months of follow up. There were no additional complications.
Conclusion:
Fractionated regimens of Gamma Knife surgery offer a very good alternative for lesions such as optic glioma and optic nevre sheath meningioma.
