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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 10:42:267.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.267.33358. eCollection 2022.

Stereotactic radiosurgery with Cyberknife®: first case in the United Arab Emirates (a case report)

Nandan Maruti Shanbhag  1 , Christos Antypas  1 , Abdul Karim Msaddi  1 , Teekendra Singh  1 , Sinead Catherine Murphy  1 , Benjie Baguitan  1
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Case Reports

Stereotactic radiosurgery with Cyberknife®: first case in the United Arab Emirates (a case report)

Nandan Maruti Shanbhag et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

A 64-year-old gentleman was referred to the department of oncology with severe pain in the right ear radiating to the right side of the face. Imaging revealed a large extra-axial expansile lesion, surrounding and encasing the right cavernous sinus extending to the right middle cranial fossa. The patient consulted several neurosurgeons and was recommended stereotactic radiosurgery with Cyberknife® as the best non-invasive modality. The proximity to the critical structures, such as the brainstem, made it challenging for any surgical approach. The patient completed stereotactic radiosurgery with Cyberknife® and is doing well one month after treatment.

Keywords: Cyberknife®; Stereotactic radiosurgery; case report; precision radiotherapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
T1 MRI with contrast (coronal) showing the mass near the right cavernous sinus
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A,B,C,D) the Cyberknife® Accuray® precision plan, isodose and dose volume histogram
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