Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Spetzler-Martin Grade III Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

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BACKGROUND: Spetzler-Martin (SM) grade III arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) show angioarchitecture heterogeneity and lack a clearly defined treatment strategy. This study aims to evaluate outcomes after treatment of SM grade III AVMs with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS).

METHODS: A single-institution retrospective analysis was conducted of 307 patients with SM grade III AVMs undergoing GKRS between October 2006 and December 2020 with follow-up times of at least 24 months. SM grade III AVMs were classified into 4 subtypes: IIIA (S1E1V1), IIIB (S2E0V1), subtype IIIC (S2E1V0), and IIID (S3E0V0).

RESULTS: Over a median follow-up time of 50.3 months, complete AVM obliteration was achieved in 211 patients (68.7%). Complete obliteration rates in subtypes IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, and IIID were 80.8%, 55.4%, 53.4%, and 25.0%, respectively. Annual post-GKRS hemorrhage risk was 0.8%. Significant radiosurgery-induced imaging changes occurred in 7 patients (2.3%). Three variables were identified as predictors of obliteration in final forward stepwise regression models, including volume of AVM (B = -0.011; P < 0.001), age (B = -0.004; P = 0.024), and previous AVM hemorrhage (B = 0.187; P = 0.077).

CONCLUSIONS: GKRS is a safe and effective treatment for SM grade III AVMs, particularly subtype IIIA (S1E1V1). AVM volume is the key predictor of post-GKRS obliteration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:175

Enthalten in:

World neurosurgery - 175(2023) vom: 11. Juli, Seite e796-e803

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nguyen, Binh Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Huy Minh [VerfasserIn]
Huynh, Chuong Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Tu Minh [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Vu Tuong [VerfasserIn]
Karras, Constantine L [VerfasserIn]
Huynh-Le, Phuong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arteriovenous malformation
Gamma Knife
Journal Article
Radiosurgery
Spetzler-Martin grade III

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Date Completed 28.06.2023

Date Revised 28.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355651505