Radiation therapy for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma: A critical evaluation of the state of the literature

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 567-573

  Bassim, Marc K ^a   Berliner, Karen I ^b   Fisher, Laurel M ^b   Brackmann, Derald E ^c   Friedman, Rick A ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOUSE CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation; Review; Treatment outcomes; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

EAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROMA; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953082780     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181d8d3ad     Document Type: Review

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