Research Article

The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma

Volume: 7 Number: 28 December 30, 2016
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The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma

Abstract

Aim:Treatment options for acoustic neuroma are; microsurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy and the use of these two options together. In this study, after treatment quality of life and changes in the tumor size,hearing level of patientswhom were applied stereotactic radiotherapy due to acoustic neuroma in our clinic were evaluated..

Material and Methods: In our clinic, between September 2009 and May 2016 22 patients who had acoustic neuroma smaller than 3 centimeter were evaluated retrospectively. The patients underwent stereotactic radiotherapy with a dose of 12 Gray. Size was measured before and after treatment with magnetic resonance and hearing level and speech discriminations were calculated with audiogram.Their quality of life was evaluated with SF-36 Quality of Life Assessment Scale after treatment.

Results: In both of these patients groups with acoustic neuroma whose tumor is located at only internal auditory canal or at cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal; it was showed that stereotactic radiotherapy can cause hearing loss and decrease in speech discrimination scores but this difference is not statistically significant (P>0.05). In recent follow-up magnetic resonance imaging was taken and in 12 of these patients; sizes of the acoustic neuroma was stabil and on the other hand in 2 of the patients there was a progression and in 8 of the patients there was a regression. In the evaluation of Quality of Life Assessment Scale; most decrease was found in vitality scores.

Conclusion: Stereotactic radiotherapy can be used with hearing function, changes of tumor size and low morbidity in quality of life in patients with diagnosis of acoustic neuroma under 3 centimeter.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2016

Submission Date

May 11, 2016

Acceptance Date

October 13, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 7 Number: 28

APA
Bulğurcu, S., Arslan, İ. B., Uğur, Ö., & Çukurova, İ. (2016). The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University, 7(28), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.287769
AMA
1.Bulğurcu S, Arslan İB, Uğur Ö, Çukurova İ. The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma. mkutfd. 2016;7(28):25-30. doi:10.17944/mkutfd.287769
Chicago
Bulğurcu, Suphi, İlker Burak Arslan, Ömer Uğur, and İbrahim Çukurova. 2016. “The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 7 (28): 25-30. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.287769.
EndNote
Bulğurcu S, Arslan İB, Uğur Ö, Çukurova İ (November 1, 2016) The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 7 28 25–30.
IEEE
[1]S. Bulğurcu, İ. B. Arslan, Ö. Uğur, and İ. Çukurova, “The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma”, mkutfd, vol. 7, no. 28, pp. 25–30, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.17944/mkutfd.287769.
ISNAD
Bulğurcu, Suphi - Arslan, İlker Burak - Uğur, Ömer - Çukurova, İbrahim. “The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University 7/28 (November 1, 2016): 25-30. https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.287769.
JAMA
1.Bulğurcu S, Arslan İB, Uğur Ö, Çukurova İ. The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma. mkutfd. 2016;7:25–30.
MLA
Bulğurcu, Suphi, et al. “The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma”. The Medical Journal of Mustafa Kemal University, vol. 7, no. 28, Nov. 2016, pp. 25-30, doi:10.17944/mkutfd.287769.
Vancouver
1.Suphi Bulğurcu, İlker Burak Arslan, Ömer Uğur, İbrahim Çukurova. The Effect Of Stereotactic Radiotherapy In Patients With Acoustic Neuroma. mkutfd. 2016 Nov. 1;7(28):25-30. doi:10.17944/mkutfd.287769