Radiosurgery: a minimally interventional alternative to microsurgery in the management of acoustic neuroma
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal Of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 10 (2) , 169-174
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688699650040322
Abstract
We report the results of treatment with radiosurgery of 29 tumours in 27 patients with acoustic neuromas between 1986 and 1989. The median follow-up was 6.6 years. The treatment appears to be an effective alternative to surgery for patients with tumours of 3 cm diameter or less. The mortality and morbidity of the treatment and the presentation of cranial nerve function is comparable to the very best surgical results. Every patient with an acoustic neuroma should be informed about this alternative to direct surgery.Keywords
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