Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: case report and review of the literature | World Journal of Surgical Oncology BioMed Central Open Access Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma case report and review of the literature Benjamin J Arthurs1 2 Wayne T Lamoreaux1 3 Neil A Giddings1 4 Robert K Fairbanks1 3 Alexander R Mackay1 5 John J Demakas1 6 Barton S Cooke1 and Christopher M Lee 1 3 Address 1Gamma Knife of Spokane 910 W 5th Ave Suite 102 Spokane WA 99204 USA 2University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA 3Cancer Care Northwest 910 W 5th Ave Suite 102 Spokane WA 99204 USA 4Spokane Ear Nose Throat Clinic 217 W Cataldo Ave Spokane WA 99201 USA 5Mackay Meyer MDs 711 S Cowley St Suite 210 Spokane WA 99202 USA and 6Spokane Brain Spine 801 W 5th Ave Suite 210 Spokane WA 99204 USA Email Benjamin J Arthurs - barthurs@ Wayne T Lamoreaux - Neil A Giddings - ngiddings@ Robert K Fairbanks - fairbrk@ Alexander R Mackay - gkspokane@ John J Demakas - johndemakas@ Barton S Cooke - bo@ Christopher M Lee - lee@ Corresponding author Published 18 December 2009 Received 15 July 2009 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009 7 100 doi 1477-7819-7-100 Accepted 18 December 2009 This article is available from http content 7 1 100 2009 Arthurs et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Vestibular schwannomas also called acoustic neuromas are benign tumors of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Patients with these tumours almost always present with signs of hearing loss and many also experience tinnitus vertigo and equilibrium problems. Following diagnosis with contrast enhanced MRI patients may choose to observe the tumour with subsequent scans or seek active .
