OPINION STATEMENT: @entity1653 and @entity5513 ( @entity5513 , aka @entity5513 ) are typically benign, slow-growing, @entity3 . The imaging and radiobiologic characteristics of these @entity5 make them good candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a technique that has been in use for over three decades. @entity1 selection is critical for successful SRS: small- to moderate-sized @entity5 can be effectively treated with SRS if the @entity1 does not have symptoms related to mass effect. Factors related to @entity5 control in @entity1653 include histology, history of prior surgery, and volume. Tumor control rates after SRS is significantly lower for @entity1 with @entity1653 compared to @entity1 with WHO grade I @entity1653 . The risk of radiation-related complications is higher for @entity1 with @entity5 and @entity5 located over the convexities or along the falx. @entity1 with small-volume non-operated skull base or tentorial WHO grade I @entity1653 typically have the best outcomes after SRS. Radiosurgery of sporadic @entity5513 provides a high @entity5 control rate (92-95  %), with less than a 5  % risk of @entity425 . Hearing preservation progressively declines for 10  years or more after SRS, and the primary factors related to long-term preservation of useful hearing are @entity5 size and pre-SRS hearing class. Radiosurgery remains an important option for @entity1 with @entity8605 , but @entity5 control is lower and the risk of @entity129 is greater when compared to @entity1 with sporadic @entity5513 .

Role of stereotactic radiosurgery in XXXX and @entity5513 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity129 :: ('MESH:D003389', 'Disease') :: ['cranial nerve deficits'] @entity5513 :: ('MESH:D009464', 'Disease') :: ['acoustic neuromas', 'vestibular schwannomas', 'VS'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'larger tumors', 'tumors'] @entity425 :: ('MESH:D018908', 'Disease') :: ['facial weakness'] @entity1653 :: ('MESH:D008579', 'Disease') :: ['Intracranial meningiomas', 'meningioma SRS', 'WHO grade II or III meningiomas', 'meningiomas'] @entity8605 :: ('MESH:D016518', 'Disease') :: ['neurofibromatosis type 2'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['non-invasive neoplasms']
@entity1653 :: (MESH:D008579,Disease) :: ['meningiomas']
