Abstract
This article presents a case of malignant transformation of vestibular schwannoma 13 years after stereotactic radiation therapy, which lead to an acute life-threatening condition. Although the observation is currently only based on case reports, an increasing number of these support the hypothesis that there is a relevant risk of malignant transformation in the long-term course of previously irradiated vestibular schwannomas. Therefore, long-term MRI follow-up should be considered.
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S. Simmermacher, D. Vordermark, T. Kegel, and C. Strauss declare that they have no competing interests.
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Simmermacher, S., Vordermark, D., Kegel, T. et al. Malignization of a vestibular schwannoma 13 years after radiation therapy. HNO 65 (Suppl 2), 153–157 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00106-017-0362-8
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