Browsing by Author "Kasper, Ekkehard"
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Complex single step skull reconstruction in Gorham’s disease - a technical report and review of the literature
Ohla, Victoria; Bayoumi, Ahmed B; Hefty, Markus; Anderson, Matthew; Kasper, Ekkehard M (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Gorham’s disease is a rare osteolytic disorder characterized by progressive resorption of bone and replacement of osseous matrix by a proliferative non-neoplastic vascular or lymphatic tissue. A standardized ... -
Cranio-Spinal Migration of a Metallic Clip Placed During Arteriovenous Malformation Resection - A Case Report, Review of the Literature, and Management Strategies
Chen, Clark Chin-Chung; Zinn, Pascal Olivier; Kasper, Ekkehard Matthias; Ogilvy, Christopher S. (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Microclip placement during AVM resection is generally accepted to be a safe practice in neurosurgery. Here, we describe an unusual complication involving cranio-spinal clip migration discovered five years after ... -
Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy
Mahadevan, Anand; Sampson, Carrie; LaRosa, Salvatore; Floyd, Scott R.; Wong, Eric T.; Uhlmann, Erik J.; Sengupta, Soma; Kasper, Ekkehard M. (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is widely used for the treatment of brain metastases. Cognitive decline and alopecia are recognized adverse effects of WBRT. Recently hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation ... -
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy and Stereotactic Boost with Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolamide for Glioblastoma in Good Performance Status Elderly Patients – Early Results of a Phase II Trial
Floyd, Scott Richard; Kasper, Ekkehard Matthias; Uhlmann, Erik J; Fonkem, Ekokobe; Wong, Eric T.; Mahadevan, Anand (Frontiers Media S.A., 2012)Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive primary brain neoplasm with dismal prognosis. Based on successful phase III trials, 60 Gy involved-field radiotherapy in 30 fractions over 6 weeks [Standard radiation therapy ... -
Preoperative Embolization of Extra-axial Hypervascular Tumors with Onyx
Fusco, Matthew R.; Salem, Mohamed M.; Gross, Bradley A.; Reddy, Arra S.; Ogilvy, Christopher S.; Kasper, Ekkehard M.; Thomas, Ajith J. (Korean Society of Cerebrovascular Surgeons; Society of Korean Endovascular Neurosurgeons, 2016)Objective: Preoperative endovascular embolization of intracranial tumors is performed to mitigate anticipated intraoperative blood loss. Although the usage of a wide array of embolic agents, particularly polyvinyl alcohol ... -
Primary epidural lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the thoracic spine – presentation of a rare disease variant
Kasper, Ekkehard Matthias; Lam, Fred C; Luedi, Markus M; Zinn, Pascal O; Pihan, German (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the rarest form of classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma, accounting for < 1% of all cases. Patients often have advanced-stage disease at the time of presentation with an ... -
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Renal Cancer Brain Metastasis: Prognostic Factors and the Role of Whole-Brain Radiation and Surgical Resection
Ippen, Franziska M.; Mahadevan, Anand; Wong, Eric T.; Uhlmann, Erik J.; Sengupta, Soma; Kasper, Ekkehard M. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)Background:. Renal cell carcinoma is a frequent source of brain metastasis. We present our consecutive series of patients treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and analyse prognostic factors and the interplay of ...