Microsurgical Resection Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Schwannoma: A Meta-Analysis of 949 Patient Treatment Outcomes
SRS seems to offer improvement in rates of hypesthesia and trigeminal motor deficits compared with surgical resection for TS. However, facial pain improvement was more favorable after surgery. These findings highlight the importance of individualized treatment decisions based on patient characteristics, tumor profile, and pretreatment symptoms.
Authors
- Jason Sheehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-9886)
- Varun R. Kshettry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-8279)
- Ramin A. Morshed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-6041)
- Hana Hallak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-4175)
- Jamie J. Van Gompel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-7870)
- Alberto A. C. C. Pais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6725-6460)
- Michael J. Link
- María Peris Celda
- Ashley Metzler
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003391
- Primary Topic
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00