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Successful step-by-step treatment of multiple tumours in neurofibromatosis type 2

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
A clinical study on successful treatment of multifocal brain and spinal cord lesions in neurofibromatosis type 2 in a woman aged 35 years is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral vestibular schwannomas, brain meningiomatosis and multiple
Andrii Sirko, Dmytro Romanukha, Grigoriy Pilipenko, Natalia Sklyar   +3 more
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Cystic Vestibular Schwannomas and Post–Gamma Knife Radiosurgery-Induced Necrosis of Vestibular Schwannomas: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Asian Journal of Oncology, 2020
Cystic vestibular schwannomas (VS) form a rare subgroup that differs from the solid variant clinically and radiologically. Certain unique features reported in cystic VS are larger size, presentation with atypical initial symptoms such as dysgeusia ...
Reddy Ravikanth, Pooja Majumdar, Denver Steven Pinto   +2 more
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Giant sacral schwannoma in a neurofibromatosis type 2 patient

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2023
Background Neurofibromatosis type 2 is an autosomal dominant disorder, mainly characterized by multiple neurological lesions, such as schwannomas, meningiomas, neurofibromas and intramedullary ependymomas.
Namdev Seth, Dushyant Varshney, Saumya Verma   +2 more
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Trigeminal Ophthalmic Branch Schwannoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2021
Schwannomas are the fourth most common primary neoplasms affecting the brain and cranial nerves. Central lesions commonly arise from sensory nerve roots, and a common intracranial site is the vestibular branch of the 8th nerve (>85%). We present the case
Luiza Rech Köhler, Paulo Moacir Mesquita Filho, Fabio Pires Santos, Renato Sawasaki, Richard Giacomelli, Rafael Cordeiro, Octavio Karam Ruschel, Daniela Schwingel   +7 more
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A literature review on surgery for cervical vagal schwannomas [PDF]

, 2015
Cervical vagal schwannoma is a benign, slow-growing mass, often asymptomatic, with a very low lifetime risk of malignant transformation in general population, but diagnosis is still a challenge.
A Peyvandi, A Ziadi, AL Moroni, BK Lahoti, D Biswas, E Langner, EN Callum, GC Kang, Giada Pattaro, Gianfranco Silecchia, Giuseppe Cavallaro, H Liu, J Valentino, JL Roh, KC Chiun, KR Hwang, L Rogers, Marcello Avallone, MG Chiofalo, MJ Gibber, MK Bhayani, MR Sreevatsa, NG McGuire, Olga Iorio, R Bilancia, R Matsuo, R Yasumatsu, RI Rückert, RM Lee, RS Murley, SH Kim, T Ogawa   +31 more
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COX2 expression is associated with proliferation and tumor extension in vestibular schwannoma but is not influenced by acetylsalicylic acid intake

Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2019
Acetylsalicylic acid has been linked to a lower risk for different cancer types, presumably through its inhibitory effect on cyclooxygenase 2.
Felix Behling, Vanessa Ries, Marco Skardelly, Irina Gepfner-Tuma, Martin Schuhmann, Florian-Heinrich Ebner, Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Antje Bornemann, Jens Schittenhelm, Marcos Tatagiba   +9 more
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Surgical Findings to Differentiate Between Facial Nerve Schwannoma and Vestibular Schwannoma [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2014
ObjectivesFacial nerve schwannomas may be misdiagnosed as vestibular schwannomas (VSs) if the tumor is confined to the internal auditory canal (IAC) without involvement the geniculated ganglion or labyrinthine segment of facial nerve.
Jong Dae Lee, Won-Sang Lee
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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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Surgery of vestibular schwannomas

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2012
Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are the most common tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). Their surgical management has reached high standards in the last decade. Treatment options for VS are microsurgical removal or Radiosurgery.
Madjid Samii, Amir Samii, Venelin Gerganov   +2 more
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Treatment Outcomes and Dose Rate Effects Following Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas

Neurosurgery, 2019
BACKGROUND Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS; Elekta AB) remains a well-established treatment modality for vestibular schwannomas. Despite highly effective tumor control, further research is needed toward optimizing long-term functional outcomes.
Deborah R. Smith, H. Saadatmand, Cheng-Chia Wu, P. Black, Yen-Ruh Wuu, J. Lesser, M. Horan, S. Isaacson, T. Wang, M. Sisti   +9 more
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