Abouharb Alexander, Rathnayake Hasithe, Mehta Sachit
School of Medicine Worsley Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK.
Chin Neurosurg J. 2024 Oct 1;10(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s41016-024-00379-y.
Tumor-related trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a deeply debilitating condition that severely impacts patient quality of life. Two principal treatment methods in use are open surgical resection of the causative tumor or the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). In this letter, we aim to evaluate the use of both treatment methods and highlight that in patients with commensurate anatomy, open surgical resection continues to provide greater rates of symptomatic relief, lower rates of recurrence, and complication compared to stereotactic radiosurgery.
肿瘤相关性三叉神经痛（TN）是一种严重致残的疾病，会严重影响患者的生活质量。目前使用的两种主要治疗方法是对致病肿瘤进行开放性手术切除或使用立体定向放射外科治疗（SRS）。在这封信中，我们旨在评估这两种治疗方法的应用，并强调在解剖结构合适的患者中，与立体定向放射外科治疗相比，开放性手术切除在缓解症状、降低复发率和并发症发生率方面仍具有更高的比率。
