Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Update on Oligodendroglioma GIII,Initially posted last year.



Oligodendroglioma, Grade III (Recurrent)Before Gamma Knife




This 45 years old Lady had undergone left frontal Craniotomy in November 2009 on diagnosis of left frontoparietal  tumor,. On histopathology it was Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, WHO grade III. She had tonic clonic fits and right hemiparesis. she had received Radiotherapy to left hemisphere using left lateral and posterior fields on 6Mv X-ray beam.  Total dose of 60 Gy in Multiple fractions of 200 cGy had received until March 1, 2010. Temozolamide as conjoined chemotherapy used for 6 weeks during radiotherapy and 3 cycles after one month of radiotherapy.  

On referral, for She had presented progressive recurrence of right hemiparesis and fits since first week of April 2010. On Clinical examination, she had House Brackmann right facial palsy grade I-II and right hemiplegia. MRI brain with contrast had revealed multiple heterogeneous rim enhancing mass in the left parietal region with significant perilesional edema.  Patient referred us for management with GKSRS. Risk of GKSRS explained. These agreed upon wished to proceed. She had treatment with following prescription.
Target
                             Location
                   Prescription
       Volume
A
Left parietal Glioma
  12.0 Gy @ 50%
33.6 cm³
B
Left parietal Glioma lateral part
  12.0 Gy @ 40%
 3.5 cm³

Multiple isocenters with 18 & 8 mm collimator used in APS mode. She discharged on tapering doses of Dexamethasone and advised follow up after 3 months.

Follow up at 4 months significant  shrinkage of the tumor mass.




Follow up at 9 months shows further decrease in enhancment.

one and half year follow up:
Same clinical and radiological status as seen in last follow up.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Recurrent Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma, 50% resolution at 8 month follow up.


This 43 years old  gentleman from Gujranwala went through excision of posterior fossa tumor in 2008 along with a VP shunt . He presented with complain of headache, vertigo, and imbalance.

 On referral for Gamma Knife, MRI brain with contrast shows the recurrent multilobulated midline extra axial mass  occupying the supracerebellar cistern, encroaching into quadrigeminal cistern besides bulging into upper 4th ventricle.Mass was compressing upon adjacent faces of occipital lobes and superior vermis / adjacent cerebellum. He was treated with 14 Gy at 50% IDL for a Vol. of 27.8 cc. with multiple isocenters.


At GKRS


 Follow up at 8 months shows about 50% resolution. All his symptoms are improved.


After 8 months.

Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma is a rare and aggressive CNS tumor that exhibits a high incidence of local recurrence and distant metastasis.It arises from Zimmerman pericytes in the capillary wall.Till 2001 only 100 caes were reported.