Long-Term Hearing Outcomes Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients-A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An understanding of the hearing outcomes is needed for treatment counseling for patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS).

Objective

To determine long-term hearing results following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for VS and identify any influential variables.

Methods

Tertiary hospital retrospective cohort.

Results

There were 579 tumors (576 patients) treated with SRS. Eighty-two percent (473) of tumors had ≥1 yr and 59% (344 ≥3 yr follow-up. In the 244 tumor ears, with measurable hearing before SRS who were followed ≥1 yr, 14% (31) had improved hearing, 13% (29) unchanged hearing, and 74% (158) had worsened hearing. In 175 patients with ≥3 yr follow-up and who had measurable hearing pretreatment, 6% (11 ears) improved hearing, 31% (54 ears) unchange

SUBMITTER: Santa Maria PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137466 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature