Table 3.
Main Stereotactic Radiosurgery Series of Intracranial Schwannomas
| Author | Location | No. Cases | Decrease Tumor Size (%) | Unchanged Tumor Size (%) | Increase Tumor Size (%) | Deterioration of Symptoms (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsharkawy et al32 | All locations NVCNS | 36 | 56 | 25 | 19 | 12 |
| D’Astous et al3 | All locations NVCNS | 63 | 57 | 35 | 8 | 6 |
| Peker et al33 | TN | 15 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryu et al34 | TN | 32 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 16 |
| Snyder et al35 | TN | 22 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| Pan et al36 | TN | 56 | 85 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Sun et al37 | TN | 52 | 77 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Kida et al63 | FN | 14 | 57 | 43 | 0 | 7 |
| Hasegawa et al62 | FN | 42 | 55 | 45 | 3 | 12 |
| Hasegawa et al80 | LCN | 117 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 7 |
| Kano et al79 | LCN | 92 | 51 | 36 | 13 | 15 |
| Martin et al81 | LCN | 34 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 3 |
| Peciu-Florianu et al65 | OMNS/TNS/ANS | 30 | 63 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
Abbreviations: NVCNS, non-vestibular cranial nerves schwannomas; TN, trigeminal nerve; FN, facial nerve; LCN, lower cranial nerves; OMNS, oculomotor nerve schwannoma; TNS, trochlear nerve schwannoma; ANS, abducens nerve schwannoma.