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Vestibular Schwannoma Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Octogenarians: Case Series

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NEUROSURGERY
Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 1099-1105

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002552

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Vestibular schwannoma; Acoustic neuroma; Gamma Knife radiosurgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Octogenarians

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Through a retrospective study, it was found that stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) can effectively control tumors and symptoms in octogenarian patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS).
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The management of octogenarians with vestibular schwannomas (VS) has received little attention. However, with the increase in octogenarian population, more effort is needed to clarify the value of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SRS in this patient age group. METHODS:A retrospective study of 62 patients aged 80 years or older who underwent single-session SRS for symptomatic VS during a 35-year interval was performed. The median patient age was 82 years, and 61.3% were male. SRS was performed as planned adjuvant management or for delayed progression after prior partial resection in 5 patients. RESULTS:SRS resulted in a 5-year tumor control rate of 95.6% with a 4.8% risk of adverse radiation effects (ARE). Tumor control was unrelated to patient age, tumor volume, Koos grade, sex, SRS margin dose, or prior surgical management. Four patients underwent additional management including 1 patient with symptomatic progression requiring surgical resection, 2 patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus requiring cerebrospinal fluid diversion, and 1 patient whose tumor-related cyst required delayed cyst aspiration. Three patients developed ARE, including 1 patient with permanent facial weakness (House-Brackmann grade II), 1 who developed trigeminal neuropathy, and 1 who had worsening gait disorder. Six patients had serviceable hearing preservation before SRS, and 2 maintained serviceable hearing preservation after 4 years. A total of 44 (71%) patients died at an interval ranging from 6 to 244 months after SRS. CONCLUSION:SRS resulted in tumor and symptom control in most octogenarian patients with VS.

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