Prospective Quality of Life in Patients with Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: A Comparison of Observation, Microsurgery, and Radiation Treatment Modalities

Background and Objectives: While treatment for vestibular schwannoma (VS) can have a significant impact on a patient's quality of life (QOL), prior studies have reported similar QOL outcomes among treatment modalities. This prospective study utilizes the disease-specific Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life (PANQOL) survey instrument to compare QOL outcomes across three treatment modalities: observation, microsurgery, and stereotactic...