Purpose: There is no consensus on a target definition and optimal dose in radiotherapy for atypical meningioma (AM). Insight into the postradiotherapy recurrence pattern is needed for optimal target definition and local control. The objective was to describe the patterns of recurrence after postoperative or salvage radiotherapy in patients with AM.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of patients treated for intracranial AM with (fractionated) stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT). The relationships between postradiotherapy recurrences, the dura and irradiated volume were established. Moreover, the dose prescriptions and fractionation schedules were converted to a reference to determine the relationship between dose and local control.
Results: The included patients received 57 (F)SRT treatments and 73 surgeries. Recurrent disease was found in 21 of 29 patients (72%) and after 39 of 57 (F)SRTs (68%). The median interval to first recurrence was 39.7 months. Of these recurrences, 25 were in-field, 11 were marginal, and 3 were out of field. In-field recurrence rates after biological equivalent doses < 60 Gy or 60 Gy were 50% and 21%. All recurrences were connected to the dura. Of the marginal recurrences, 64% were within 2 cm and 91% were within 3 cm of the volume receiving the prescribed dose.
Conclusions: AM frequently recurs after radiotherapy. All postradiotherapy recurrences were connected to the dura. Most marginal recurrences occurred within 3 cm of the irradiated abnormal dura. The lowest rate of in-field recurrences occurred after equivalent doses of least 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions suggesting a dose-effect relationship.
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