Quality of Life Outcomes in Vestibular Schwannoma: A Prospective Analysis of Treatment Modalities.

Objective: Management options for vestibular schwannoma include microsurgery (MS), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and watch, wait, and rescan (WWR). This study aimed to evaluate changes in patient and disease-specific quality of life (QoL) outcomes over time, comparing each treatment modality in a matched cohort.

Methods: A prospective cohort study recruited adult patients with sporadic vestibular schwannomas ≤ 3 cm in size undergoing treatment between January 2012 and April 2022 in a single tertiary referral center.

Efficacy of indocyanine green fluoroscopy for sentinel node biopsy in head and neck melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The objective of this review was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of ICG (indocyanine green) for sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in head and neck melanoma. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses statement standards (PRISMA) were followed when conducting this review with a comprehensive search of the following online databases; Google Scholar, PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry (http://apps.who.