Rare Cranial Nerve Schwannomas: A Retrospective Review of Nontrigeminal, Nonvestibular Cranial Nerve Schwannomas

INTRODUCTION: Intracranial schwannomas arising from non-trigeminal and non-vestibular sources are extremely rare constituting <0.8% of all schwannomas. In this article, we have analyzed our experience in the management of these rare tumors over a 10-year period. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were a...

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Autores principales: Deora, Harsh, Srinivas, Dwarakanath, Beniwal, Manish, Vikas, V., Rao, K. V. L. N., Somanna, Sampath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29725180
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_469_17
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Intracranial schwannomas arising from non-trigeminal and non-vestibular sources are extremely rare constituting <0.8% of all schwannomas. In this article, we have analyzed our experience in the management of these rare tumors over a 10-year period. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were a total of 16 cases, with 11 of them undergoing microsurgical resection and 5 undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). RESULTS: There were no fresh neurological deficit in any of these patients and two patients underwent postoperative SRS for residual tumor. One patient died due to postoperative septicemia. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of these lesions along with their clinicoradiological profile is essential to maintain a high index of suspicion and understand the nuances of treatment.

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