Vestibular schwannomas

ML Carlson, MJ Link - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Vestibular Schwannomas Unilateral vestibular schwannomas have a lifetime prevalence
exceeding 1 case per 500 persons. The unpredictable clinical behavior of these tumors and …

[PDF][PDF] Middle cranial fossa approach for sporadic vestibular schwannoma: patient selection, technical pearls, and hearing results

RG Kashani, A Kocharyan, AD Claussen… - … Clinics of North America, 2023 - Elsevier
The MCF approach is an excellent technique for removing primarily intracanalicular VS in
patients with serviceable hearing. Knowledge of the intricate middle fossa anatomy is …

Primary treatment of small to medium (< 3 cm) sporadic vestibular schwannomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis on hearing preservation and tumor control …

AR Savardekar, D Terrell, SJ Lele, R Diaz… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A meta-analysis of patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) primarily
treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or microsurgery (MS) was performed, and …

[HTML][HTML] The 100 most highly cited publications on hearing preservation for vestibular schwannomas

V Ong, AB Zhang, B Wilson, NJ Brown, BV Lien… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Vestibular schwannomas are benign, slow-growing tumors that often reduce
patient quality of life by compressing nearby nerves. Neurological function preservation is …

Prediction of hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery according to tumor size and anatomic extension

Y Bozhkov, J Shawarba, J Feulner… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery is feasible for various tumor sizes that are
inappropriate for wait and scan or radiosurgery. The predictive value of 2 grading systems …

Vestibular schwannoma surgery: outcome and complications in lateral decubitus position versus semi-sitting position—a personal learning curve in a series of 544 …

G Schackert, S Ralle, KD Martin, G Reiss, M Kowalski… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To retrospectively evaluate influence of intraoperative positioning (semisitting vs.
lateral decubitus) and surgeon's learning curve with regard to functional outcome of patients …

The effect of tumor size on likelihood of hearing preservation after retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma resection

KO Tawfik, TH Alexander, J Saliba… - Otology & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The Effect of Tumor Size on Likelihood of Hearing Preservati... : Otology & Neurotology The Effect
of Tumor Size on Likelihood of Hearing Preservation After Retrosigmoid Vestibular Schwannoma …

Acoustic neuromas associated with sudden sensorineural hearing loss

M Takahashi, A Inagaki, N Aihara… - Acta oto …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Several studies have reported sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SHL) as an
initial symptom of acoustic neuromas (ANs). Aims/Objectives We aimed to retrospectively …

Long-term tumor control in Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas without the need for gross-total resection

M Roethlisberger, G Moffa, J Rychen… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The modern management of patients with Koos grade IV vestibular
schwannomas (VSs) aims at functional preservation and long-term tumor control. Gross-total …

Long-term outcomes of sporadic vestibular schwannomas treated with recent stereotactic radiosurgery techniques

T Hasegawa, T Kato, T Naito, T Tanei, K Ishii… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are benign; thus, understanding long-term tumor
control and late adverse radiation effects of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) through current …