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Microsurgery of Koos I-II vestibular schwannomas: a case series of 100 consecutive patients.
[BACKGROUND] Treatment of small vestibular schwannomas (VS) depends on size, growth pattern, age, symptoms, co-morbidities. Watchful waiting, stereotactic radiosurgery and microsurgery are three valid options of treatment. [METHODS] We rev…
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Vestibular schwannoma microneurosurgery in patients over 70: a single institution experience and proposal of a treatment algorithm.
[BACKGROUND] Elderly patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS) are commonly observed. [OBJECT] Retrospective analysis of 25 patients aging ≥ 70 operated on in our neurosurgical department for unilateral VS. The purpose of our study is to pr…
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Hypervascularized Large Vestibular Schwannomas: Single-Center Experience in a Series of Forty Cases.
[BACKGROUND] Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are usually hypovascularized benign tumors. Large VS (Koos grade IV) with unusual vascular architecture are defined as hypervascular (HVVS); the excessive bleeding during microsurgery has a negative …
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Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas: considerations on a consecutive series of 60 cases-searching for the balance between preservation of function and maximal tumor removal.
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 balance between preservation of function and maximal tumor rem…