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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg Rep 2023; 84(02): e46-e50
DOI: 10.1055/a-2061-3075
Original Article

Feasibility and Morbidity for the Use of MR-Guided Laser-Induced Thermotherapy for the Treatment of Skull Base Tumors: A Report of Three Cases

Jesse D. Lawrence
1   Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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Robert Marsh
1   Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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Abstract

Background Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive technique that has been demonstrated as an effective treatment of many pathologies; however, it has never been investigated for the use in skull base tumors.

Case Series Three patients underwent LITT for treatment of skull base meningiomas. All three patients were determined to be poor candidates for open resection. Each patient was treated with a single laser fiber. Postoperative imaging confirmed ablation zones along the tract of the catheter in all three patients. Ablation zones were estimated to be 9 to 20% of the intended to treat tumor volume. Two of three treated patients suffered cranial nerve injury following the procedure with one patient diagnosed with neurotrophic keratitis and one patient with symptoms consistent with anesthesia dolorosa.

Conclusion LITT is a technically feasible, minimally invasive treatment modality for skull base lesions. Significant risk to cranial nerves and small ablation zones afforded by a single cannula placement proposes serious obstacles. Further investigation is warranted prior to using this technique outside of a palliative indication.

Keywords

laser interstitial thermal therapy - meningioma - minimally invasive - operative feasibility - skull base tumor

Previous Presentations

Presented as a prerecorded oral presentation at the NASBS 2021 virtual annual conference under the title: MR-guided Laser Induced Thermotherapy (MRgLITT) as a feasible new treatment for skull base tumors.


Both authors contributed equally to this work.




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 22. April 2022

Angenommen: 23. Dezember 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
23. März 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
21. April 2023

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