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Vestibular Schwannoma: What We Know and Where We are Heading

Head and Neck Pathology, 2020
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a Schwann cell-derived tumour arising from the vestibulocochlear nerve. Although benign, it represents a threat to intracranial structures due to mass effect and carries a small risk of malignant transformation. VS therefore
Vinay Kumar Gupta, Arjuna Thakker, Keshav Kumar Gupta   +2 more
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Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M, Chenery, Stafford, Djalilian, Hamid R, Ghavami, Yaser, Haidar, Yarah M, Moshtaghi, Omid, Schwer, Amanda   +6 more
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Refractory communicating hydrocephalus after radiation for small vestibular schwannoma with asymptomatic ventriculomegaly: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Communicating hydrocephalus is a known tumor-related syndrome associated with vestibular schwannoma, which can occur even in small tumor. Radiation has become a popular primary treatment option for small schwannoma; however, little is known about the ...
Masahiro Nakahara, MD, Taichiro Imahori, MD, PhD, Takashi Sasayama, MD, PhD, Tomoaki Nakai, MD, PhD, Masaaki Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Masato Komatsu, MD, PhD, Maki Kanzawa, MD, PhD, Eiji Kohmura, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor [PDF]

, 2017
To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of a simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and middle ear paraganglioma (MEP) have previously been reported in literature.
Barbara, M, Covelli, E, Fabiani, V, Filippi, C, Monini, S, Trasimeni, Guido, Volpini, L   +6 more
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Vestibular schwannoma with contralateral facial pain – case report

BMC Neurology, 2003
Background Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) most commonly presents with ipsilateral disturbances of acoustic, vestibular, trigeminal and facial nerves. Presentation of vestibular schwannoma with contralateral facial pain is quite uncommon.
Ghodsi Mohammad, Gheini Mohammadreza, Eftekhar Behzad, Ketabchi Ebrahim   +3 more
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A case of vestibular schwannoma with oral burning sensation: surgical complication or burning mouth syndrome?

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2021
Background Despite improvements in surgical techniques, the removal of vestibular schwannoma is related to some complications. Recovery from surgical complications of vestibular schwannoma is often difficult and complications sometimes lead to permanent ...
Takayuki Suga, Trang T.H Tu, Junichiro Sakamoto, Akira Toyofuku   +3 more
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Intralabyrinthine Vestibular Schwannoma Responsive to Intratympanic Gentamicin Treatment [PDF]

, 2017
Intralabyrinthine schwannoma (ILS) is a rare benign tumor that affects the ends of cochlear and vestibular nerves. In a majority of the cases, it occurs with unilateral progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
Barbara, Maurizio, Covelli, Edoardo, Filippi, Chiara, Marrone, V, Monini, Simonetta, Tarentini, S, Volpini, Luigi   +6 more
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NF2/merlin in hereditary neurofibromatosis 2 versus cancer: biologic mechanisms and clinical associations. [PDF]

, 2013
Inactivating germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene NF2 cause the hereditary syndrome neurofibromatosis 2, which is characterized by the development of neoplasms of the nervous system, most notably bilateral vestibular schwannoma.
Angelo, Laura S, Kurzrock, Razelle, Schroeder, Rebecca Dunbar   +2 more
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The inflammatory microenvironment in vestibular schwannoma

Neuro-Oncology Advances, 2020
Vestibular schwannomas are tumors arising from the vestibulocochlear nerve at the cerebellopontine angle. Their proximity to eloquent brainstem structures means that the pathology itself and the treatment thereof can be associated with significant ...
C. Hannan, D. Lewis, C. O’Leary, C. Donofrio, D. G. Evans, F. Roncaroli, D. Brough, A. King, D. Coope, O. Pathmanaban   +9 more
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Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as colitis: A case report [PDF]

, 2007
We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical , radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass.
Claes, Kathleen, da Costa, Pierre Mendes, Duttmann, Ruth, Fass, Gary, Hossey, Didier, Nyst, Michel, Saligheh, Esmail Najar, Smets, Dirk   +7 more
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