Large vestibular schwannomas treated by Gamma Knife surgery: long-term outcomes

WY Chung, DHC Pan, CC Lee, HM Wu, KD Liu… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Although radiosurgery has been well accepted as a treatment for small-to medium-
sized vestibular schwannomas (VSs), its application in the treatment of large VSs remains …

Increased circulating chemokines and macrophage recruitment in growing vestibular schwannomas

CJ Hannan, D Lewis, C O'Leary, M Waqar… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that macrophage infiltration in the tumor
microenvironment promotes vestibular schwannoma (VS) growth. Efficacy of bevacizumab …

Amide Proton Transfer–Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Imaging of Intracranial Brain Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions: Our Experience and a Review

H Koike, M Morikawa, H Ishimaru, R Ideguchi, M Uetani… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a molecular magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) method that can generate image contrast based on the proton exchange between …

Differentiating between spinal schwannomas and meningiomas using MRI: A focus on cystic change

JH Lee, HS Kim, YC Yoon, MJ Cha, SH Lee, ES Kim - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To retrospectively determine the diagnostic ability of MRI in differentiating
between intradural extramedullary spinal schwannomas and meningiomas. Methods A total …

Removal of large or giant sporadic vestibular schwannomas via translabyrinthine approach: a report of 115 cases

Z Zhang, Z Wang, Q Huang, J Yang, H Wu - Orl, 2013 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: The present study was a retrospective analysis of surgical
outcomes of large or giant vestibular schwannomas (VSs) via a translabyrinthine approach …

Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and the prediction of outcome of vestibular schwannomas following Gamma Knife radiosurgery

CC Wu, WY Guo, WY Chung, HM Wu, CJ Lin… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) is a promising treatment modality for patients with
vestibular schwannomas (VSs), but a small percentage of patients have persistent …

Detection of early changes in the post-radiosurgery vestibular schwannoma microenvironment using multinuclear MRI

D Lewis, DJ McHugh, K Li, X Zhu, C Mcbain… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an established, effective therapy against vestibular
schwannoma (VS). The mechanisms of tumour response are, however, unknown and in this …

Guidelines in the management of CNS tumors

N Redjal, AS Venteicher, D Dang, A Sloan… - Journal of neuro …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines in the management of central
nervous system tumors (CNS) continue to be developed and updated through the work of …

Quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging of amide proton transfer differentiates between cerebellopontine angle schwannoma and meningioma …

H Koike, M Morikawa, H Ishimaru, R Ideguchi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vestibular schwannomas are the most common tumor at the common cerebellopontine
angle, followed by meningiomas. Differentiation of these tumors is critical because of the …

Radiomics-based prediction of long-term treatment response of vestibular schwannomas following stereotactic radiosurgery

PPJH Langenhuizen, S Zinger, S Leenstra… - Otology & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is one of the treatment modalities for vestibular
schwannomas (VSs). However, tumor progression can still occur after treatment. Currently, it …