Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Arteriovenous Malformation

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy

  • 1044 Accesses

Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery was used for many years for the treatment of arteriovenous malformation. The principles of SRS have been applied to fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy techniques for treatment of a variety of commonly treated benign tumors and functional disorders of the CNS. This chapter summarizes hypofractionated radiotherapy techniques, including SRS and FSRT, for arteriovenous malformation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Leksell L. The stereotaxic method and radiosurgery of the brain. Acta Chir Scand. 1951;102(4):316–9.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Leksell L. Trigeminal neuralgia. Some neurophysiologic aspects and a new method of therapy. Lakartidningen. 1971;68(45):5145–8.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Spetzler RF, Martin NA. A proposed grading system for arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 1986;65(4):476–83.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Hamilton MG, Spetzler RF. The prospective application of a grading system for arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurgery. 1994;34(1):2–6; discussion-7

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Pollock BE, Flickinger JC. Modification of the radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation grading system. Neurosurgery. 2008;63(2):239–43; discussion 43

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Blamek S, Larysz D, Miszczyk L, Idasiak A, Rudnik A, Tarnawski R. Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for large or involving critical organs cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Radiol Oncol. 2013;47(1):50–6.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  7. Kano H, Kondziolka D, Flickinger JC, Park KJ, Parry PV, Yang HC, et al. Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations, part 6: multistaged volumetric management of large arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 2012;116(1):54–65.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Seymour ZA, Sneed PK, Gupta N, Lawton MT, Molinaro AM, Young W, et al. Volume-staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: an evolving paradigm. J Neurosurg. 2016;124(1):163–74.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Balagamwala EH, Suh JH, Barnett GH, Khan MK, Neyman G, Cai RS, et al. The importance of the conformality, heterogeneity, and gradient indices in evaluating Gamma Knife radiosurgery treatment plans for intracranial meningiomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83(5):1406–13.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Ding D, Yen CP, Xu Z, Starke RM, Sheehan JP. Radiosurgery for low-grade intracranial arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 2014;121(2):457–67.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. Hattangadi-Gluth JA, Chapman PH, Kim D, Niemierko A, Bussiere MR, Stringham A, et al. Single-fraction proton beam stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014;89(2):338–46.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Hattangadi JA, Chapman PH, Bussiere MR, Niemierko A, Ogilvy CS, Rowell A, et al. Planned two-fraction proton beam stereotactic radiosurgery for high-risk inoperable cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83(2):533–41.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Mayo C, Martel MK, Marks LB, Flickinger J, Nam J, Kirkpatrick J. Radiation dose-volume effects of optic nerves and chiasm. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010;76(3 Suppl):S28–35.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Tishler RB, Loeffler JS, Lunsford LD, Duma C, Alexander E 3rd, Kooy HM, et al. Tolerance of cranial nerves of the cavernous sinus to radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993;27(2):215–21.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Kano H, Kondziolka D, Khan A, Flickinger JC, Lunsford LD. Predictors of hearing preservation after stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuroma. J Neurosurg. 2009;111(4):863–73.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Benedict SH, Yenice KM, Followill D, Galvin JM, Hinson W, Kavanagh B, et al. Stereotactic body radiation therapy: the report of AAPM task group 101. Med Phys. 2010;37(8):4078–101.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Marks LB, Yorke ED, Jackson A, Ten Haken RK, Constine LS, Eisbruch A, et al. Use of normal tissue complication probability models in the clinic. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010;76(3 Suppl):S10–9.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  18. Kano H, Lunsford LD, Flickinger JC, Yang HC, Flannery TJ, Awan NR, et al. Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations, Part 1: management of Spetzler-Martin Grade I and II arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 2012;116(1):11–20.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  19. Silander H, Pellettieri L, Enblad P, Montelius A, Grusell E, Vallhagen-Dahlgren C, et al. Fractionated, stereotactic proton beam treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Acta Neurol Scand. 2004;109(2):85–90.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Moosa S, Chen CJ, Ding D, Lee CC, Chivukula S, Starke RM, et al. Volume-staged versus dose-staged radiosurgery outcomes for large intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Focus. 2014;37(3):E18.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  21. Pollock BE, Kline RW, Stafford SL, Foote RL, Schomberg PJ. The rationale and technique of staged-volume arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000;48(3):817–24.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  22. Pan DH, Guo WY, Chung WY, Shiau CY, Chang YC, Wang LW. Gamma knife radiosurgery as a single treatment modality for large cerebral arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 2000;93(Suppl 3):113–9.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  23. Flores GL, Sallabanda K, dos Santos MA, Gutiérrez J, Salcedo JCBP, Beltrán C, et al. Linac stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of small arteriovenous malformations: lower doses can be equally effective. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2011;89(6):338–45.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  24. Starke RM, Yen CP, Ding D, Sheehan JP. A practical grading scale for predicting outcome after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: analysis of 1012 treated patients. J Neurosurg. 2013;119(4):981–7.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  25. Vernimmen FJ, Slabbert JP, Wilson JA, Fredericks S, Melvill R. Stereotactic proton beam therapy for intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005;62(1):44–52.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Katelyn M. Atkins

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Marc Bussière & Helen A. Shih

Authors
  1. Katelyn M. Atkins
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Marc Bussière
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Helen A. Shih
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Helen A. Shih .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Orit Kaidar-Person

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Ronald Chen

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Atkins, K.M., Bussière, M., Shih, H.A. (2018). Arteriovenous Malformation. In: Kaidar-Person, O., Chen, R. (eds) Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92802-9_3

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92802-9_3

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92800-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-92802-9

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation