Stereotactic radiosurgery for management of vestibular schwannoma: a short review

Elizabeth J Buss; Tony J C Wang; Michael B Sisti

doi:10.1007/s10143-020-01279-2

Stereotactic radiosurgery for management of vestibular schwannoma: a short review

Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Apr;44(2):901-904. doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01279-2. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Authors

Elizabeth J Buss¹, Tony J C Wang^{2

3

4}, Michael B Sisti^{1

5

6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected].
³ Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected].
⁴ Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected].
⁵ Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁷ Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 32170501
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01279-2

Abstract

Management options for newly diagnosed vestibular schwannoma (VS) include observation, surgery, or radiation. There are no randomized trials to guide management of patients with VS. This article is a short review of the role of stereotactic radiosurgery in management of newly diagnosed VS.

Keywords: Acoustic neuroma; Radiation therapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disease Management*
Female
Humans
Neuroma, Acoustic / diagnosis
Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery*
Prospective Studies
Radiosurgery / methods*