2020
The Clinical Implications of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in Vestibular Schwannomas
Hong CS, Jin L, David WB, Shear B, Zhao AY, Zhang Y, Erson-Omay EZ, Fulbright RK, Huttner A, Kveton J, Moliterno J. The Clinical Implications of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in Vestibular Schwannomas. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2020, 82: e22-e32. PMID: 34306914, PMCID: PMC8289498, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtent of resectionVestibular schwannomaFacial weaknessSpontaneous hemorrhageLarge tumorsManagement of VSRetrospective case review seriesThin-walled vascular channelsBlood-thinning medicationHemorrhagic vestibular schwannomaPreoperative facial weaknessHalf of patientsFacial nerve dysfunctionRelevant clinical factorsPatient health outcomesRapid symptom onsetHigh mortality rateCase review seriesFacial numbnessNerve dysfunctionPerioperative mortalityClinical factorsSymptom onsetBenign pathologyPoor prognosis
2019
HOUT-03. CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS: THE RELEVANCE OF TUMOR SIZE AND RECURRENCE
Zhao A, Fomchenko E, Tyrtova E, Huttner A, Zhang Y, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Jin L, Moliterno J. HOUT-03. CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS: THE RELEVANCE OF TUMOR SIZE AND RECURRENCE. Neuro-Oncology 2019, 21: vi112-vi112. PMCID: PMC6846905, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVestibular schwannomaSurgical resectionClinical outcomesTumor sizeLarge tumorsExact testPre-operative tumor sizeSignificant associationProgression-free survival timeMost vestibular schwannomasFacial nerve functionPost-operative complicationsBetter clinical outcomesLow recurrence rateClinical outcome dataBilateral vestibular schwannomasDifferent surgical approachesFisher's exact testSlow growth potentialIntra-tumoral hemorrhageWhole-exome sequencingNerve functionRecurrence rateVS tumorsSurgical approach