1. Stereotactic radiosurgery for Koos grade IV vestibular schwannoma in young patients: a multi-institutional study
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Chloe Dumot, Stylianos Pikis, Georgios Mantziaris, Zhiyuan Xu, Rithika Kormath Anand, Ahmed M. Nabeel, Darrah Sheehan, Kimball Sheehan, Wael A. Reda, Sameh R. Tawadros, Khaled Abdel Karim, Amr M. N. El-Shehaby, Reem M. Emad Eldin, Selcuk Peker, Yavuz Samanci, Tehila Kaisman-Elbaz, Herwin Speckter, Wenceslao Hernández, Julio Isidor, Manjul Tripathi, Renu Madan, Brad E. Zacharia, Lekhaj C. Daggubati, Nuria Martínez Moreno, Roberto Martínez Álvarez, Anne-Marie Langlois, David Mathieu, Christopher P. Deibert, Vivek R. Sudhakar, Christopher P. Cifarelli, Denisse Arteaga Icaza, Daniel T. Cifarelli, Zhishuo Wei, Ajay Niranjan, Gene H. Barnett, L. Dade Lunsford, Greg N. Bowden, and Jason P. Sheehan
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Cancer Research ,Treatment Outcome ,Hearing ,Neurology ,Oncology ,Humans ,Neuroma, Acoustic ,Neurology (clinical) ,Middle Aged ,Radiosurgery ,Retrospective Studies ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Surgery is the treatment of choice for large vestibular schwannomas (VS). Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been suggested as an alternative to resection in selected patients. However, the safety and efficacy of SRS in Koos grade IV patients ≤ 45 years old has not been evaluated. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical and radiological outcomes of Koos grade IV in young patient managed with a single-session SRS.This retrospective, multicenter analysis included SRS-treated patients, ≤ 45 years old presenting with non-life threatening or incapacitating symptoms due to a Koos Grade IV VS and with follow-up ≥ 12 months. Tumor control and neurological outcomes were evaluated.176 patients [median age of 36.0 (IQR 9) and median tumor volume of 9.3 cmSingle-session SRS is a safe and effective alternative to surgical resection in selected patients ≤ 45 years old particularly those with medical co-morbidities and those who decline resection. Longer term follow up is warranted.
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- 2022
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