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What dose/fractionation would you consider for salvage re-irradiation of a vestibular schwannoma after fractionated stereotactic radiation, >4 years later?

VS schwannoma size 16mm Patient received FSRT 25 Gy in 5 fx more than 4 years ago
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In a patient experiencing true progression of vestibular schwannoma following prior 25 Gy in 5 fractions, 4 years earlier, which of the following options would you offer?

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Radiation Oncology · Florida International University
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Salvage re-irradiation for vestibular schwannoma (VS) is far from "routine" for several reasons. First and foremost, progression of a small vestibular schwannoma after adequate SRS/FSRT is quite uncommon. More common is a phenomenon comparable to pseudoprogression, and the first and foremost compone...

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