Birds on a wire: Gamma Knife radiosurgery for two schwannomas along the same cranial nerve. Illustrative case
This case demonstrates the safety and efficacy of GKRS as a retreatment option in the rare occurrence of a second vestibular schwannoma developing along the same cranial nerve. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25667.
Authors
- Dheerendra Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6615-4235)
- Sarthak Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-3985)
- Robert A. Fenstermaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0309-8130)
- Rohil Shekher
- Shefalika Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-7588)
- Neil D. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-6394)
- Harshini K. Cheruvu
- Amanda Holowatyj
- Victor Goulenko
Institutions
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Jacobs Institute (US)
- Jacobs (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25667
- Primary Topic
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00