Multisession stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: Single-institution experience with 383 cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1200-1208

  Hansasuta, Ake ^a   Choi, Clara Y H ^b   Gibbs, Iris C ^b   Soltys, Scott G ^b   Tse, Victor C K ^c   Lieberson, Robert E ^b   Hayden, Melanie G ^b   Sakamoto, Gordon T ^b   Harsh IV, Griffith R ^b   Adler Jr , John R ^b   Chang, Steven D ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; CyberKnife; Fractionated radiotherapy; Hearing preservation; Radiosurgery; Toxicity; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IOHEXOL;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE DISORDER; FACIAL NUMBNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HEARING PRESERVATION; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MULTISESSION STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80955137537     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318222e451     Document Type: Article

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