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The median tumor size in these patients was 19 mm (range 3\u201340 mm), and 27 tumors were larger than 25 mm. Patients were consistently followed up using magnetic resonance imaging every 6 months for 5 years in principle. The median follow-up period was 45 months. The actuarial 5-year rate of tumor control (no growth &gt; 2 mm and no requirement for salvage surgery) was 91.4% (95% confidence interval 85.2\u201397.6%). Three patients with progressive tumors underwent salvage tumor resection. The actuarial 5-year rate of useful hearing preservation (Gardner\u2014Robertson Class I or II) was 71%. The observed complications of fractionated SRT included transient facial nerve palsy (4% of patients), trigeminal neuropathy (14% of patients), and balance disturbance (17% of patients). No new permanent facial weakness occurred after fractionated SRT. Eleven patients (11%) who had progressive communicating hydrocephalus (cerebrospinal fluid malabsorption) and no evidence of tumor growth after fractionated SRT required a shunt. The symptoms of this type of hydrocephalus were similar to those of normal-pressure hydrocephalus and occurred 4 to 20 months (median 12 months) after fractionated SRT. The mean size (\u00b1 standard deviation) of tumors causing symptomatic hydrocephalus (25.5 \u00b1 7.8 mm) was significantly larger than that of other tumors (18.2 \u00b1 8.7 mm) (p = 0.011). Only four of the 72 patients with tumors smaller than 25 mm in maximum diameter received a shunt.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> Fractionated SRT resulted in an excellent tumor control rate, even for relatively large tumors, and produced a high rate of hearing preservation that was comparable to the best results of single-fraction radiosurgery. 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