Supralesional Ablation Volumes Are Feasible in the Posterior Fossa and May Provide Enhanced Symptomatic Relief.
Evan M LutherVictor M LuAlexis A MorellTurki ElarjaniSamuel MansourNikolas EcheverryWendy GaztanagaHunter KingDavid McCarthyDaniel G EichbergAshish ShahJoshua BurksGurvinder KaurMichael E IvanRicardo J KomotarPublished in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)
Despite obvious anatomical challenges, our results demonstrate that radical ablations are both feasible and safe in the posterior fossa. Furthermore, radical ablations may lead to greater decreases in perilesional edema and improved functional status both immediately after surgery and at last follow-up. Thus, LITT should be considered for patients with otherwise unresectable or radioresistant posterior fossa lesions.
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