Therapy of sporadic and NF2-related vestibular schwannoma

L Yao, M Alahmari, Y Temel, K Hovinga - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign primary brain tumor that occurs sporadic or as part
of a genetic syndrome. The most common cause is the mutation of the NF2 tumor …

Clinical Studies and Pre-clinical Animal Models on Facial Nerve Preservation, Reconstruction, and Regeneration Following Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor Surgery–A …

IC Hostettler, N Jayashankar, C Bikis… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and purpose: Tumorous lesions developing in the cerebellopontine angle
(CPA) get into close contact with the 1st (cisternal) and 2nd (meatal) intra-arachnoidal …

Long-term results of upfront, single-session Gamma Knife radiosurgery for large cystic vestibular schwannomas

S Peker, Y Samanci, IE Ozdemir, HPM Kunst… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - Springer
Anecdotally, cystic vestibular schwannomas (cVSs) are regarded to have unpredictable
biologic activity with poorer clinical results, and most studies showed a less favorable …

The role of caveolin-1 in tumors of the brain-functional and clinical implications

P Eser Ocak, U Ocak, J Tang, JH Zhang - Cellular Oncology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Caveolin-1 (cav-1) is the major structural protein of caveolae, the flask-
shaped invaginations of the plasma membrane mainly involved in cell signaling. Today, cav …

Comparison between VII-to-VII and XII-to-VII coaptation techniques for early facial nerve reanimation after surgical intra-cranial injuries: a systematic review and …

L Ricciardi, V Stifano, R Pucci, V Stumpo… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
The surgical injury of the intracranial portion of the facial nerve (FN) is a severe complication
of many skull base procedures, and it represents a relevant issue in terms of patients' …

Comparison of surgical outcomes in cystic and solid vestibular schwannomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Wu, G Song, X Wang, M Li, G Chen, H Guo… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Most studies reported that cystic vestibular schwannoma (CVS) surgery has a less
favourable prognosis than solid vestibular schwannoma (SVS) surgery. However, some …

Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas: considerations on a consecutive series of 60 cases—searching for the balance between preservation of function and maximal …

L Mastronardi, A Campione, F Boccacci, CG Scavo… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas (VS)(maximum diameter> 3 cm) compress the
brainstem and displace the fourth ventricle. Microsurgical resection with attention to the right …

Two-Stage Surgical Management for Acutely Presented Large Vestibular Schwannomas: Report of Two Cases

A Keles, B Ozaydin, U Erginoglu, MK Baskaya - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The surgical management of vestibular schwannomas should be based on their
presentation, neuro-imaging findings, surgeons' expertise, and logistics. Multi-stage surgery …

Equivalent efficacy and safety of radiosurgery for cystic and solid vestibular schwannomas: a systematic review

E Massaad, N Hamidi, J Goetz, V Padmanaban… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cystic vestibular schwannomas (VS) are associated with unpredictable growth
behavior and potentially worse surgical outcomes compared with their solid counterparts …

Differential Protein Expression between Cystic and Solid Vestibular Schwannoma Using Tandem Mass Tag‐Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis

J Xu, J Ma, Y Shi, D Yin, Y Zhang, P Dai… - PROTEOMICS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Cystic vestibular schwannoma (CVS) and solid vestibular schwannoma (SVS) are
subgroups of vestibular schwannoma (VS). The tumorigenesis of CVS and SVS have not …