PURPOSE: To evaluate the risk of clinically significant radiation optic neuropathy (RON) for
patients having stereotactic radiosurgery of benign tumors adjacent to the optic apparatus …

Vestibular schwannomas are slow-growing tumors of the myelin-forming cells that cover
cranial nerve VIII. The treatment options for patients with vestibular schwannoma include …

Background Stereotactic radiosurgery is the principal alternative to microsurgical resection
for acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas). The goals of radiosurgery are the long …

OBJECTIVE: Although the rate of reported facial nerve preservation after surgery for
vestibular schwannomas continuously increases, facial nerve paresis or paralysis is a …

As the number of patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery increases, it becomes
particularly important to define with precision adverse effects on distinct structures of the …

Abstract CURRENTLY, MICROSURGICAL RESECTION of acoustic neuromas by an
experienced, multidisciplinary team is thought to be the treatment of choice. During the past …

Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and, more recently, fractionated stereotactic
radiotherapy (SRT) have been recognized as noninvasive alternatives to surgery for the …

Object. The goal of this study was to define tumor control and complications of radiosurgery
encountered using current treatment methods for the initial management of patients with …

Object. The goal of this study was to assess the results of gamma surgery (GS) for vestibular
schwannoma (VS) in 200 cases treated over the last 10 years and to review the role of this …

Abstract TO EVALUATE THE response of cavernous sinus meningiomas to stereotactic
radiosurgery, we reviewed our 54-month experience with 34 patients. All patients underwent …