Acoustic Neuroma: Consensus on Systems for Reporting Results

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Proposal for Reporting Size of Vestibular Schwannoma....Pages 3-7
Proposal for Reporting on Size and Site of Residual Vestibular Schwannoma....Pages 9-11
Classification of Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)....Pages 13-16
The Size of the Tumor in Acoustic Neuroma: Proposal for a Reporting System....Pages 17-24
Proposal for Definition of Tumor Size....Pages 25-27
Classification of Tumor Size from the Point of View of Functional Preservation, Based Upon Our 53 Surgical Cases with Acoustic Neuroma....Pages 29-34
Definition of Tumor Size of Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 35-38
Surgical Classification and Predictive Factors in Acoustic Neuromas....Pages 39-43
A Classification System for Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 45-48
Measurement of Tumor Volume in Acoustic Neurinomas....Pages 49-53
Tumor Volume Measurements of Acoustic Neuromas with MR Imaging....Pages 55-61
Volume Analysis and Examination of Parameters of the Tumor Diameter by Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 63-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Moffat Classification of Facial Nerve Function....Pages 73-78
Which International System Must be Chosen to Assess the Facial Function Before and After Acoustic Neuroma Treatment?....Pages 79-83
Preservation of Facial Nerve Function After Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Modification of the Facial Nerve Grading System....Pages 85-89
Assessment of Facial Nerve Function Following Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Facial Nerve Grading Systems....Pages 91-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Patient Selection and Method of Evaluation for Hearing Preservation in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery....Pages 101-105
Some Proposals on Reporting Systems in Acoustic Neuroma....Pages 107-112
Outcome Reporting in Hearing Preservation Surgery:The Place of the MRI Follow-Up....Pages 113-116
New Classification of Postoperative Hearing Results Following Acoustic Neuroma Surgery....Pages 117-120
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Sense and Nonsense of Hearing After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery....Pages 121-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Long-Term Follow-up Results with Audiological Assessment After Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 127-128
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Vestibular Schwannomas: Clinical and Radiological Impact on the Tumor Course....Pages 129-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Functional Staging of Acoustic Neuromas....Pages 141-146
Evaluation of Tinnitus Before and After Microsurgical Resection of Acoustic Tumors....Pages 147-147
Indices of Facial Features Obtained from Contour Extraction with Image Processing and Its Application to Objective Estimation of Facial Palsy....Pages 149-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
 Session I: Reporting the Size of Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 161-162
 Session I: Reporting System for the Size and Site of Residual Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 163-164
 Session II: Grading Systems for Facial Nerve Function....Pages 165-167
Session III: Grading Systems for Preoperative and Postoperative Hearing....Pages 169-171
 Session IV: Evaluation of Preoperative Symptoms and Postoperative Complications....Pages 173-175
 Session V: Evaluation of the Effect of Radiotherapy....Pages 177-180
 Session VI: Other Issues....Pages 181-182
Appendix: Results of Questionnaires of Reporting System....Pages 183-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-194