Majed Alghamdi1,2, Yaser Hasan1, Mark Ruschin1, Eshetu G Atenafu3, Sten Myrehaug1, Chia-Lin Tseng1, Julian Spears4, Todd Mainprize4, Arjun Sahgal1, Hany Soliman1. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Department of Medicine, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia. 3. Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in post-surgical cavity volume for metastases based on time from surgery, pre-operative tumor dimensions and other predictors, in patients planned for post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). METHODS: Patients with resected brain metastases from a primary solid tumor, treated with post-operative surgical cavity SRS from 2008 to 2014 were identified from an institutional prospective database. The segmented three-dimensional (3D) volume of the pre-operative tumor and post-operative surgical cavity were determined based on MRI and percent volume change was calculated. Patients were grouped according to early (<21 days), intermediate (22-42 days), and late (>42 days) intervals based on the number of days between the date of surgery and the treatment planning MRI. Potential predictive factors including tumor size, location, age, dural involvement, and degree of surgical resection were also analyzed. RESULTS: Sixty-one cavities in 59 patients were evaluated. Overall, a significant volume reduction (4cm3, p=0.03) was observed comparing tumor and cavity volumes. For larger tumors, an average volume reduction of 11.6% (p=0.01) was observed compared to an increase of 34.4% in smaller tumors (p=0.69). For both large and small tumors, cavities were larger in the early interval especially for smaller tumors. During the intermediate interval, a significant volume reduction was observed for larger tumors (28%, p=0.0007). Tumor size, dural involvement, age and time from surgery were significant predictors for volume change on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, tumor size, dural involvement and time from surgery were significant. CONCLUSION: Tumor size (>3cm), dural involvement and longer time from surgery were significant predictors of cavity volume reduction. Caution must be taken when treating cavities in the early (<21 days) interval after surgery as it may lead to irradiating more normal tissue especially in small tumors.
OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in post-surgical cavity volume for metastases based on time from surgery, pre-operative tumor dimensions and other predictors, in patients planned for post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). METHODS: Patients with resected brain metastases from a primary solid tumor, treated with post-operative surgical cavity SRS from 2008 to 2014 were identified from an institutional prospective database. The segmented three-dimensional (3D) volume of the pre-operative tumor and post-operative surgical cavity were determined based on MRI and percent volume change was calculated. Patients were grouped according to early (<21 days), intermediate (22-42 days), and late (>42 days) intervals based on the number of days between the date of surgery and the treatment planning MRI. Potential predictive factors including tumor size, location, age, dural involvement, and degree of surgical resection were also analyzed. RESULTS: Sixty-one cavities in 59 patients were evaluated. Overall, a significant volume reduction (4cm3, p=0.03) was observed comparing tumor and cavity volumes. For larger tumors, an average volume reduction of 11.6% (p=0.01) was observed compared to an increase of 34.4% in smaller tumors (p=0.69). For both large and small tumors, cavities were larger in the early interval especially for smaller tumors. During the intermediate interval, a significant volume reduction was observed for larger tumors (28%, p=0.0007). Tumor size, dural involvement, age and time from surgery were significant predictors for volume change on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, tumor size, dural involvement and time from surgery were significant. CONCLUSION: Tumor size (>3cm), dural involvement and longer time from surgery were significant predictors of cavity volume reduction. Caution must be taken when treating cavities in the early (<21 days) interval after surgery as it may lead to irradiating more normal tissue especially in small tumors.
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