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A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review

Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), also known as acoustic neuromas, are benign, slow-growing tumors. If not detected early or treated appropriately, these tumors can lead to complications such as pressure on adjacent intracranial structures that can affect vital functions. The present report discusses a...

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Autores principales: Ramsridhar, Saranya, Rajkumar, Chandini, Adtani, Pooja, Mohideen, Khadijah, Balasubramaniam, Murali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10395552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37539391
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41314
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author Ramsridhar, Saranya
Rajkumar, Chandini
Adtani, Pooja
Mohideen, Khadijah
Balasubramaniam, Murali
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description Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), also known as acoustic neuromas, are benign, slow-growing tumors. If not detected early or treated appropriately, these tumors can lead to complications such as pressure on adjacent intracranial structures that can affect vital functions. The present report discusses a rare case of a residual VS in a 46-year-old female patient. The patient was a known case of left-sided VS who underwent partial excision of the tumor four years ago and had complete hearing loss on the left side since then. She reported to the clinic with progressive headaches and imbalance while walking. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large left residual VS compressing the brainstem and cerebellum, which was completely excised, and the patient did well postoperatively. Incomplete resection of VS carries a significant risk of tumor regrowth, necessitating the importance of complete resection with periodic follow-ups.
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spelling pubmed-103955522023-08-03 A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review Ramsridhar, Saranya Rajkumar, Chandini Adtani, Pooja Mohideen, Khadijah Balasubramaniam, Murali Cureus Pathology Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), also known as acoustic neuromas, are benign, slow-growing tumors. If not detected early or treated appropriately, these tumors can lead to complications such as pressure on adjacent intracranial structures that can affect vital functions. The present report discusses a rare case of a residual VS in a 46-year-old female patient. The patient was a known case of left-sided VS who underwent partial excision of the tumor four years ago and had complete hearing loss on the left side since then. She reported to the clinic with progressive headaches and imbalance while walking. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large left residual VS compressing the brainstem and cerebellum, which was completely excised, and the patient did well postoperatively. Incomplete resection of VS carries a significant risk of tumor regrowth, necessitating the importance of complete resection with periodic follow-ups. Cureus 2023-07-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10395552/ /pubmed/37539391 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41314 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ramsridhar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Balasubramaniam, Murali
A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title_full A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title_fullStr A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title_short A Large Residual Vestibular Schwannoma Following Incomplete Resection: A Case Report With Literature Review
title_sort large residual vestibular schwannoma following incomplete resection: a case report with literature review
topic Pathology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10395552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37539391
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41314
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