Abstract
A vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neurinoma) is a benign tumour localized in the cerebellopontine angle; it can give rise to cranial nerve symptoms. In recent years stereotactic irradiation has become an alternative to radical surgery. Stereotactic irradiation is administered with a gamma knife unit or with an adapted linear accelerator, as a single fraction (radiosurgery) or fractionated (stereotactic radiation therapy). Stereotactic irradiation gives local control rates of over 90%. Post treatment hearing preservation rate is over 60% and treatment related toxicity is low. Comparable treatment results are also found in the Netherlands at the VU-Ziekenhuis in Amsterdam
| Translated title of the contribution | Stereotaxic irradiation of vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) |
|---|---|
| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 2088-2093 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue number | 44 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2000 |
Keywords
- Computer Simulation
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Disease-Free Survival
- Dose Fractionation
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/etiology
- Humans
- Netherlands/epidemiology
- Neuroma, Acoustic/epidemiology
- Radiosurgery/adverse effects
- Survival Analysis