Dmc. Forster et al., RADIOSURGERY - A MINIMALLY INTERVENTIONAL ALTERNATIVE TO MICROSURGERYIN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACOUSTIC NEUROMA, British journal of neurosurgery, 10(2), 1996, pp. 169-174
We report the results of treatment with radiosurgery of 29 tumours in
27 patients with acoustic neuromas between 1986 and 1989. The median f
ollow-up was 6.6 years. The treatment appears to be an effective alter
native to surgery for patients with tumours of 3 cm diameter or less.
The mortality and morbidity of the treatment and the presentation of c
ranial 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.