Publications by authors named "Marta Hajda"
Objective: Data were analyzed to assess the value of stereotactically applied intracystic colloidal yttrium-90 (YTx) for the treatment of recurrent cystic craniopharyngiomas during a 30-year period.
Methods: This article compares data from 73 YTx procedures in 60 patients between 1975 and 2006. The cumulative beta dose aimed at the inner surface of the cyst wall was 300 Gy.
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the effectiveness of using intracavitary irradiation with yttrium-90 (90Y) for treating cystic craniopharyngiomas over a nearly 30-year follow-up period.
- About 79% average reduction in cyst size was found, with 29 out of 47 cysts completely disappearing within a year, suggesting a strong treatment success.
- Neuroophthalmological outcomes were generally favorable if the optic disc was normal at treatment; otherwise, any existing visual damage was irreversible, highlighting the importance of the patient's condition at the time of treatment.
Purpose: We describe the tumours occurring in the lacrimal gland fossa region, the important symptoms and the principles of the therapy.
Methods: We surveyed the patients observed and operated at the National Institute of Neurosurgery, Budapest, Hungary.
Results: Space-occupying lesions of lacrimal gland fossa are: 1.
A 29-year-old, otherwise healthy man presented with an approximately 5-months' history of left-sided exophthalmos. The patient had a bluish-black pigmentation on his left upper lid, and black pigmentation on the left conjunctiva and sclera, since birth. CT examination revealed a retrobulbar tumor in the left orbit, and the left medial rectus muscle was wider than the right one.
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