Stereotactic irradiation for treatment of acoustic neuromas

Stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of acoustic neuromas.

OBJECT The authors sought to assess the safety and efficacy of stereotactic radiotherapy when using a linear accelerator equipped with a micromultileaf collimator for the treatment of patients with acoustic neuromas. METHODS Fifty patients harboring acoustic neuromas were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy between September 1997 and June 2003. Two patients were lost to follow-up review. P...

The treatment of giant acoustic neuromas

It is widely accepted that giant acoustic tumors (4 cm or more in diameter) require surgical treatment. However, this is a demanding technical procedure, with possible postoperative neurological dysfunction and complications. Giant tumors are frequent in specialized centers, representing about 15% of the total number of acoustic neuromas. The size of the tumor is an important factor concerning ...

Acoustic Neuromas.

Patients with acoustic neuromas have several treatment options that include observation, surgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, and fractionated radiotherapy. Resection is indicated for patients with larger tumors that have caused major neurologic deficits from brain compression. Surgeons perform stereotactic radiosurgery as the main alternative to acoustic tumor resection with the goal...

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for acoustic neuromas: a prospective monocenter study of about 158 cases.

PURPOSE To evaluate long-term outcomes and efficacy of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of acoustic neuromas. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 1996 and December 2009, 158 acoustic neuromas were treated by FSR in 155 patients. They received a dose of 50.4 Gy, with a safety margin of 1-2mm with a median tumor volume at 2.45 mL (range: 0.17-12.5 mL) and a median follow...

Bilateral 'acoustic' neuromas.