Journal Reviews

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Is there a need for magnetic resonance imaging six-month post-radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma?

30 April 2020 | | Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery | Vestibular schwannoma, Acoustic neuroma, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Gamma knife, Cost analysis, Health care spending

With advances in imaging and radiation technologies, small, slowly growing vestibular schwannomas (VS) are treated primarily with either observation or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Routine magnetic resonance (MRI) scans with gadolinium are obtained six months and one year after SRS in...

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Salvage surgery vs. repeat stereotactic radiosurgery for progressing vestibular schwannomas

7 January 2020 | | Neurotology, Otology | Gamma knife, Recurrence, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Vestibular schwannomas

This large multicentre case series of patients treated twice with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for progressing vestibular schwannomas (VS) is reported by the International Gamma Knife Radiosurgery consortium. Progression of tumour growth after primary SRS is rare but does occur. Complications...