Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign tumors arising from schwann cells of the vestibular branch of the eighth cranial nerve with slow growing pattern. Vestibular schwannoma is a rarely life-threatening tumor, for that reason the primary goals of therapy are local control and preservation of function. Options include surgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT). Modern radiotherapeutic treatment options offer a noninvasive treatment with tumor control rates comparable to microsurgery, but with a higher rate of hearing preservation and preservation of 5th and 7th cranial nerves function. In our study, we present a case of an 66 year old woman with VS who underwent SRS.
Keywords: stereotactic radiosurgery, vestibular schwannomas