What cochlear dose constraint (if any) would you use when treating an acoustic neuroma without serviceable hearing on that side?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I don't think it's necessary to spare the cochlea when treating an acoustic neuroma in a patient who has no serviceable hearing left on the same side of the neuroma. Even if the patient has residual hearing, radiation treatment is likely to lead to complete hearing loss. However, when hearing preser...