Clinical Staging to Estimate the Probability of Severe Postoperative Complications in Patients With Vestibular Schwannoma

This cohort study found that, among patients with vestibular schwannoma, symptoms present at initial evaluation, in addition to tumor size, served as predictors of severe postoperative complications. A new clinical severity staging system incorporating symptoms at presentation can be helpful for clinicians to identify patients at high risk for severe postoperative complications.