The most common complaint among patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS) is hearing loss. This significantly affects the quality of life before, during, and after treatment for patients with VS. Untreated hearing loss in VS patients may even lead to...
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is known to provide excellent tumor control with functional preservation for vestibular schwannomas (VS), but its efficacy in the other major intracranial schwannomas including trigeminal (TS), facial (FS), and jugular...
Schwannomas are generally benign, slow growing tumors. They are rarely observed in the gastrointestinal tract with the most common site being the stomach. These tumors are usually asymptomatic. The preoperative diagnosis via endoscopy is a challengin...
Schwannoma is a benign, slow-growing nerve sheath tumor derived from the Schwann cells. Cases with nasal schwannoma arising from nasal septum and inferior turbinate have been reported, though being rare. A 32-yearold male patient presented to our hos...
Introduction: Schwannomas (Schs) are benign tumor masses that rarely occur intra-abdominally and rarely reach larger diameters. When present, they occur as rare solitary nerve sheath tumors of peri-neural Schwann cells. Schwannoma mostly affects the...
Background and Objectives: Clinical management of vagal schwannoma is a real diagnostic and therapeutic challenge because the medical history and clinical examination are often non-specific and vagal nerve injury following surgical resection still re...
Schwannoma is a tumor that originates from the Schwann cells that surround a neuron’s axon. This tumor is very rare in the gastrointestinal tract and develops submucosally from intestinal nerve plexuses. The most common location for gastrointes...
Background and Clinical Significance: Schwannoma is a benign, encapsulated neurogenic neoplasm that originates from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. While these tumors may develop in virtually any anatomical location, gallbladder schwann...
Background/Objectives: Schwannoma is a rare tumor, typical in young adults, originating from the myelin sheath that surrounds Schwann cells. It can occur in any part of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). It develops in the head and neck region in 2...
Intraosseous schwannoma of the hamate bone presented in this case is a very rare benign tumor, and its diagnosis combined with clinical, imaging and needle biopsy is important to guide further therapy. The diagnosis of schwannoma of the hamate was pr...
We present the case of a 40-year-old woman diagnosed with schwannoma at an infrequent localization. The patient complained of multiple painful lesions in the vulvar region and perianal fold, accompanied by intense, constant pain that slightly increas...
Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumours that exhibit a slow rate of growth. In the vast majority of cases, schwannomas manifest as asymptomatic masses. The presence of symptomatic lesions may necessitate surgical removal. The incidence of schwann...
Background: Naso-ethmoidal schwannoma is a rare slow-growing tumor arising from the Schwann cells of the sinonasal tract. This study discusses the evolution of surgical approaches to naso-ethmoidal schwannomas with respect to tumor growth and recent...
Background: Esophageal schwannomas are extremely rare, benign mesenchymal tumors originating from the nerve sheath tissues of autonomic nerves, accounting for less than 2% of all esophageal tumors. This systematic review aims to provide a detailed an...
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign tumor that originates from Schwann cells in the vestibular component. Surgical treatment for VS has gradually declined over the past few decades, especially for small tumors. Gamma knife radiosurgery has become...
Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the clinical course of schwannoma in 176 patients and elucidate the clinical outcome in a patient who received surgical treatment and one who did not. Methods: Between August 2006 and Decembe...
Spinal schwannomas are the second most common primary intradural spinal tumor. This study aimed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the frequency of return to work after the surgical treatment of spinal schwannomas. HRQoL was compare...
Background/Objectives: Transcriptome profiling can reveal prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic vulnerabilities for directing clinical care. Currently, there are no biomarkers that can accurately predict patient prognosis regarding tumor growth and t...
Background: Although schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is the most common tumor of the peripheral nerve, its low incidence, slow growth and vague symptoms often lead to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. The aim of the study is to present a series with a lar...
Schwannomas (neurilemomas) are benign, slow-growing, encapsulated, white, yellow, or pink tumors originating in Schwann cells in the sheaths of cranial nerves or myelinated peripheral nerves. Facial nerve schwannomas (FNS) can form anywhere along the...
Intralabyrinthine schwannomas (ILS) are rare benign tumours arising from the peripheral branches of the cochlear or vestibular nerves in the membranous labyrinth, intracochlear schwannomas being the most frequent ones. When hearing is no longer feasi...
Gastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that arise from the nerve plexus of gut wall. They present with nonspecific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Preoperative investigation is not pathognomic and many are therefore misdiagnose...
Schwannomas are benign and slow-growing peripheral nerve sheath neoplasms of Schwann cells. These are generally encountered in the neck, head, and flexor areas of the extremities. Even though many schwannomas are easily diagnosable, their variable mo...
Carotid body paragangliomas (CBPs) clinically present as highly vascularized cervical masses with a pathognomonic localization at the carotid artery bifurcation. Following ultrasonography and MRI/CT imaging, surgical resection with optional preoperat...
Primary cardiac schwannoma (PCS) is a neurogenic tumor that arises from Schwann cells. Malignant schwannoma (MSh) is an aggressive cancer comprising 2% of all sarcomas. Information on the proper management of these tumors is limited. Four databases w...
Background: GKRS shows a high success rate in controlling growth of vestibular schwannoma, but a small number of tumors still grow after treatment. However, only a few studies have investigated the predictive factors of this growth. Objective: Here,...
Background: Primary intra-axial cerebral schwannomas are exceptionally rare benign tumors that arise within the brain parenchyma without any association with cranial nerves. Their nonspecific clinical and radiological features frequently mimic high-g...
(1) Background: Schwannomas of the vestibulocochlear nerve are benign, slow-growing tumors, arising from the Schwann cells. When they originate from neural elements within the vestibule or cochlea, they are defined as intralabyrinthine schwannomas (I...
Neuroblastoma-like schwannoma is known as a rare unusual variant of schwannoma with difficulties of differential diagnosis with neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma/peripheral neuroectodermal tumor and other cutaneous small round cell tumors. Herein, we desc...
Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma. Case presentation: We report a case of symptomatic he...
There is no approved drug therapy for schwannomas associated with NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN). Neither life-saving surgical resection or radiation are curative and can compound the debilitating neurological effects of the schwannomas. We pr...
Background: Sciatic nerve schwannomas are rare benign tumors that can develop along the nerve’s course, from the pelvis to the thigh. Giant schwannomas, defined as those exceeding 5 cm, are particularly rare and may alter the tumor’s anat...
Vestibular schwannoma is a clinically benign schwannoma that arises from the vestibulocochlear nerve that causes sensorineural hearing loss. This tumor is clinically and oncologically regarded as a benign tumor as it does not metastasize or invade su...
Simultaneously diagnosing cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma, nodular goiter and parathyroid adenoma is a very rare event during clinical practice. We had the opportunity to find this unusual association on a female patient. While nodular goiter a...
Patients diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) are extremely likely to develop meningiomas, in addition to vestibular schwannomas. Meningiomas are a common primary brain tumor; many NF2 patients suffer from multiple meningiomas. In NF2, patie...
Background: Schwannomas, also called neurinomas, are rare benign tumors of the neural cells that can develop from the sheaths of nervous structures of several districts, although the most frequent sites are the cranial nerves (25%–45%). Rarely,...
This study delves into the absence of prognostic or predictive markers to guide rehabilitation in patients afflicted with vestibular schwannomas. The objective is to analyze the reweighting of subjective and instrumental indicators following surgery,...
Preservation of function is an important goal during surgical management of cochleovestibular schwannomas. We here demonstrate the relief of vertigo and the preservation of function of all five vestibular receptors after removal of an intracochlear s...
The aim of this study was to investigate the pathology of hearing loss caused by cochleo-vestibular schwannoma. Surgical specimens have demonstrated that a tumor may displace normal nerve fibers of the cochlear nerve to one side (pushing pattern) or...
Background: Radiotherapy (RT) plays an important role in the therapeutic management of vestibular schwannoma (VS). Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) or radiosurgery (SRS) are the two modalities available. The purpose of this article is to...
Objectives: The aim of this case report is to highlight the diagnostic challenges of carotid space masses, share clinical experience, and educate clinicians by presenting a case of a rare disease. Introduction: Accessory nerve schwannomas are rare, b...
Although radiologic methods confirm the diagnosis of patients with large vestibular schwannomas, these methods usually indicate only the size of the tumor and its possible nerve compression. Electrodiagnostic methods can reveal the functional state o...
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) are equally common in men and woman. A number of epidemiological studies have reported on sex-specific aspects of incidence, tumor size, tinnitus and hearing loss. However, data on sex-specific, pre- and post-surgically qua...
Background and Objectives: Spinal schwannomas are benign tumours that can present with various symptoms such as pain, radiculopathy and neurological deficit. Gross total resection (GTR) is of key importance for local recurrence. The aim of this study...
Most patients with vestibular schwannomas can be cured with microsurgical resection, or tumor growth can be stabilized by radiotherapy in certain cases. Recurrence is rare but usually difficult to treat. Treatment alternatives to local therapies are...
Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are benign tumors of the vestibulocochlear nerve that often cause significant neurological and functional impairment, affecting patients’ overall quality of life (QoL). While clinical assessments have traditionally...
The incidence of sporadic vestibular schwannoma has significantly increased over the past few decades. However, there is no method currently available to accurately predict the risk of subsequent tumor growth. The difference in the management of five...
Vestibular schwannomas are relatively rare intracranial tumors compared to other brain tumors. Data on the molecular features, especially on schwannoma proteome, are scarce. The 41 cerebrospinal fluid (liquor) samples were obtained during the surgica...
Background: The combination of intralabyrinthine schwannoma (ILS) removal and cochlear implantation is the standard of care after surgical resection for audiological rehabilitation. Intracochlear ILS is not only the most frequent tumor in this group...
(1) Background: Several types of hearing aids are available for the rehabilitation of vestibular-schwannoma (VS)-related hearing loss. There is a lack of recently published papers regarding this theme. The aim of the present work is to organize curre...
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