title: Radiotherapy of cranial nerve schwannomas.
abstract: Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy is an attractive, low-morbidity alternative to surgical resection for managing cranial nerve schwannomas. So far, the outcomes reported from fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy seem roughly equivalent to contemporary radiosurgery series. However, a randomized, controlled clinical trial is needed to adequately compare these techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Flickinger
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome