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How do you manage an intramedullary benign nerve sheath tumor post sub-total resection seen on post-operative MRI?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Arizona

Intracranial schwannomas respond well to low dose SRS (11.5-12 Gy) or SRT (25 Gy in 5 fractions)

However, both of these approaches use a somewhat higher dose than the spinal cord tolerance doses. Therefore, I would treat the patient on a radiation delivery system equippe...

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